Molecular signatures that are distinctive characteristics of the vertebrates and chordates and supporting a grouping of vertebrates with the tunicates

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 383-391

  Gupta, Radhey S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalochordates urochordates; Chordates; Conserved signature indels; Evolutionary relationships; Molecular signatures; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INDEL MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; INDEL MUTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTOME; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84943601279     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.019     Document Type: Article

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