Gene recruitment - A common mechanism in the evolution of transfer RNA gene families

Gene

Volumn 475, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Wang, Xiujuan ^a   Lavrov, Dennis V ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene recruitment; Genetic code; Transfer RNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; GENOME; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL;

AXINELLA CORRUGATA; MACACA MULATTA; PAN;

EID: 79952004667     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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