Gene transfer from organelles to the nucleus: How much, what happens, and why?

Plant Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-17

  Martin, William ^a   Herrmann, Reinhold G ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0002160837     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.118.1.9     Document Type: Article

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