Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Orconectus, nuclear reibosomal DNA, phylogenetic reconstruction
College
Life Sciences
Department
Physiology and Developmental Biology
Abstract
Phylogenetic trees are an estimate of genealogical relationships among groups of organisms. They are reconstructed by analyzing homologous nucleic acid sequences from different organisms and deriving an evolutionary relationship from the similarity in sequences.
Recommended Citation
Hardy, Melissa E. and Crandall, Dr. Keith
(2014)
"Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA as a Tool For Phylogenetic Reconstruction,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 915.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/915