Evolutionary dynamics of a conserved sequence motif in the ribosomal genes of the ciliate <it>Paramecium</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In protozoa, the identification of preserved motifs by comparative genomics is often impeded by difficulties to generate reliable alignments for non-coding sequences. Moreover, the evolutionary dynamics of regulatory elements in 3�...

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Main Authors: Lynch Michael, Catania Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/129