Identification of MicroRNAs in the Coral Stylophora pistillata

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 3; p. e91101
• Main Authors: Liew, Yi Jin, Aranda, Manuel, Carr, Adrian, Baumgarten, Sebastian, Zoccola, Didier, Tambutté, Sylvie, Allemand, Denis, Micklem, Gos, Voolstra, Christian R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.03.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acidification; Analysis; Animals; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - physiology; Biodiversity; Biology; Biology and life sciences; Calcification; Cell cycle; Conservation; Conserved sequence; Coral reefs; Corals; Core protein; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environmental changes; Evolution; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation; Gene sequencing; Genome; Genomes; Genomics; Homology; Hydrolases; Immunity; Laboratory animals; Likelihood Functions; Machinery; Machinery and equipment; Macroevolution; Marine pollution; Metabolism; MicroRNA; MicroRNAs; MicroRNAs - genetics; MicroRNAs - physiology; miRNA; Molecular Sequence Data; Ocean acidification; Phylogeny; Physiological aspects; Plants (botany); Proteins; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; RNA sequencing; RNA-mediated interference; Sea surface temperature; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Stylophora pistillata; Surface temperature; Symbiodinium microadriaticum; Symbiosis; Transcription; Transcription (Genetics); Transcriptome; Monaco

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