RIBOSOMAL-RNA - A KEY TO PHYLOGENY

被引:489
作者
OLSEN, GJ
WOESE, CR
机构
[1] Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, 131 Burrill Hall, Urbana, IL 60801
关键词
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MAXIMUM PARSIMONY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; LEAST SQUARES DISTANCE;
D O I
10.1096/fasebj.7.1.8422957
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
As molecular phylogeny increasingly shapes our understanding of organismal relationships, no molecule has been applied to more questions than have ribosomal RNAs. We review this role of the rRNAs and some of the insights that have been gained from them. We also offer some of the practical considerations in extracting the phylogenetic information from the sequences. Finally, we stress the importance of comparing results from multiple molecules, both as a method for testing the overall reliability of the organismal phylogeny and as a method for more broadly exploring the history of the genome.
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页码:113 / 123
页数:11
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