Distinctive mitochondrial genome of Calanoid copepod <it>Calanus sinicus </it>with multiple large non-coding regions and reshuffled gene order: Useful molecular markers for phylogenetic and population studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Copepods are highly diverse and abundant, resulting in extensive ecological radiation in marine ecosystems. <it>Calanus sinicus </it>dominates continental shelf waters in the northwest Pacific Ocean and plays an important...

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Main Authors: Chaolun Li, Song Sun, Minxiao Wang, Xin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/73