Evolution of the mitochondrial genome in snakes: Gene rearrangements and phylogenetic relationships

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Snakes as a major reptile group display a variety of morphological characteristics pertaining to their diverse behaviours. Despite abundant analyses of morphological characters, molecular studies using mitochondrial and nuclear genes...

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Main Authors: Zhou Kaiya, Li Hongdan, Yan Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/569