Origin and evolution of paralogous rRNA gene clusters within the flatworm family Dugesiidae (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida).

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Published in J Mol Evol on August 01, 1999

Authors

S Carranza1, J Baguñà, M Riutort

Author Affiliations

1: Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain.

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