The mitochondrial genome of <it>Phallusia mammillata </it>and <it>Phallusia fumigata </it>(Tunicata, Ascidiacea): high genome plasticity at intra-genus level

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Within Chordata, the subphyla Vertebrata and Cephalochordata (lancelets) are characterized by a remarkable stability of the mitochondrial (mt) genome, with constancy of gene content and almost invariant gene order, whereas the limite...

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Main Authors: Pesole Graziano, Griggio Francesca, Iannelli Fabio, Gissi Carmela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/155