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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/155 |