Evolutionary trends of GC/AT distribution patterns in promoters

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Calistri, Elisa ^a   Livi, Roberto ^a   Buiatti, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA conformation function; Evolution; GC AT ratio; Promoter sequence

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOME; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA; EUKARYOTA; GENOME; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79957898066     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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