Genome size evolution in macroparasites

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 285-288

  Sundberg, Lotta Riina ^a   Pulkkinen, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Converged evolution; Genome size; Genomic reduction; Macroparasite; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOME; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENETICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANNELID; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME SIZE; MACROPARASITE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTH; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; PARASITE;

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME SIZE; PARASITES;

EID: 84932192022     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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