Hellbender genome sequences shed light on genomic expansion at the base of crown salamanders

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1818-1829

  Sun, Cheng ^a   Mueller, Rachel Lockridge ^a  

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

Author keywords

Age distribution; Cryptobranchus; Genome size evolution; Indels; Phylogeny; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

RETROPOSON;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; PHYLOGENY; RETROPOSON; URODELA;

ANIMALS; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; RETROELEMENTS; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES; URODELA;

EID: 84924558000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu143     Document Type: Article

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