Evolutionary genomics of fast evolving tunicates

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1724-1738

  Berna, Luisa ^a,b   Alvarez Valin, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Ciona; Genome plasticity; Oikopleura dioica; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 84921593668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu122     Document Type: Review

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