Article
The marsupial mitochondrial genome and the evolution of placental mammals.
Genetics - 1 May 1994
Janke A, Feldmaier-Fuchs G, Thomas W K, von Haeseler A, Pääbo S
Abstract excerpt
The entire nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the American opossum, Didelphis virginiana, was determined. Two major features distinguish this genome from those of other mammals. First, five tRNA genes around the origin of light strand replication are rearranged. Second, the antico...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Anticodon
- Base Composition
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- DNA
- DNA Replication
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Mammals
- Mitochondria
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Opossums
- Phylogeny
- Placenta
- RNA Editing