Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA): finding the molecular and morphological gap in Caribbean gorgonian corals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most phylogenetic studies using current methods have focused on primary DNA sequence information. However, RNA secondary structures are particularly useful in systematics because they include characteristics, not found in the primary...

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Main Authors: Sánchez Juan A, Aguilar Catalina, Grajales Alejandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/90