Evolutionary patterns of the mitochondrial genome in Metazoa: Exploring the role of mutation and selection in mitochondrial protein-coding genes

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1067-1079

  Castellana, S ^a   Vicario, S ^b   Saccone, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic bottleneck; Mitochondria; Mutational pressure; Nuclear mitochondrial coevolution; Selection; Synonymous codon usage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA;

EID: 84858110655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evr040     Document Type: Article

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