Phylogenetic analysis of Maverick/Polinton giant transposons across organisms

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 271-274

  Haapa Paananen, Saija ^a   Wahlberg, Niklas ^a   Savilahti, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase B; Mavericks; Mobile DNA; Phylogenetic analysis; Polintons; Retroviral like integrase

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; INTEGRASE; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; INTEGRASES; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84902493604     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.024     Document Type: Article

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