Two new fern chloroplasts anddecelerated evolution linked to the long generation time in tree ferns

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1166-1173

  Zhong, Bojian ^a   Fong, Richard ^a   Collins, Lesley J ^b   McLenachan, Patricia ^a   Penny, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chloroplast genomes; Dicksonia; Ferns and fern allies; Generation time effect; Mutation rates; Tmesipteris

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST GENOME; EVOLUTION; FERN; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION RATE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FERNS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, CHLOROPLAST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION RATE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84902975228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu087     Document Type: Article

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