The evolution of genomic instability in the obligate endosymbionts of whiteflies

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 783-793

  Sloan, Daniel B ^a   Moran, Nancy A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome reduction; Indel spectrum; Insect endosymbionts; Inversions; Mutators

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HALOMONADACEAE; HEMIPTERA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; ARTICLE; GENOME REDUCTION; INDEL SPECTRUM; INSECT ENDOSYMBIONTS; INVERSIONS; MUTATORS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HALOMONADACEAE; HEMIPTERA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

GENOME REDUCTION; INDEL SPECTRUM; INSECT ENDOSYMBIONTS; INVERSIONS; MUTATORS;

EID: 84885390505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt044     Document Type: Article

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