[On the genetic uniformity of the genus Trichoplax (Placozoa)]

V V Aleshin; A V Konstantinova; M A Nikitin; I L Okshteĭn

[On the genetic uniformity of the genus Trichoplax (Placozoa)]

Genetika. 2004 Dec;40(12):1714-6.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

V V Aleshin, A V Konstantinova, M A Nikitin, I L Okshteĭn

PMID: 15648156

Abstract

Fragments of the nuclear and mitochondrial genes for the large-subunit rRNA were compared for Trichoplax sp. and T. adhaerens. High similarity was observed for their sequences, suggesting that different Trichoplax isolates belong to one species.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Nucleus / genetics*
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics*
Invertebrates / genetics*
RNA, Ribosomal / genetics*
Species Specificity

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal