Evolutionary mitogenomics of Chordata: the strange case of ascidians and vertebrates

The availability of almost one thousand complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) sequences of chordates provides an almost unique opportunity to analyse the evolution of this genome in the phylum Chordata, and to identify possible divergent evolutionary trends followed by the three chordate subphyla: V...

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Main Authors: C Gissi, F Griggio, F Iannelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2009-03-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ-Suppl-003.pdf