The mitochondrial genome of the hexactinellid sponge <it>Aphrocallistes vastus</it>: Evidence for programmed translational frameshifting

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) of numerous sponges have been sequenced as part of an ongoing effort to resolve the class-level phylogeny of the Porifera, as well as to place the various lower metazoan groups on the animal-kingdom tree...

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Main Authors: Leys Sally P, Moreno Maria A, Sperling Erik A, Rosengarten Rafael D, Dellaporta Stephen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/33