Slow DNA loss in the gigantic genomes of salamanders

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1340-1348

  Sun, Cheng ^a   López Arriaza, José R ^a   Mueller, Rachel Lockridge ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Deletion; Genome size; Indel spectrum; Insertion; Mutation; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; DANIO RERIO; GALLUS GALLUS; HOMO SAPIENS; SALAMANDROIDEA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84876525108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evs103     Document Type: Article

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