Tunicate mitogenomics and phylogenetics: peculiarities of the <it>Herdmania momus </it>mitochondrial genome and support for the new chordate phylogeny
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tunicates represent a key metazoan group as the sister-group of vertebrates within chordates. The six complete mitochondrial genomes available so far for tunicates have revealed distinctive features. Extensive gene rearrangements and...
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Formato: | Artigo |
Idioma: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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Colecção: | BMC Genomics |
Acesso em linha: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/534 |