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Ribosomal RNA: a key to phylogenyAs 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.
Document ID
20050000535
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Olsen, G. J.
(University of Illinois Urbana 61801)
Woese, C. R.
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0892-6638
Subject Category
Exobiology
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
NASA Program Exobiology
NASA Discipline Number 52-30
NASA Discipline Exobiology
Non-NASA Center
Review, Academic
Review

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