Gene structure of a chlorophyll a/c-binding protein from a brown alga: Presence of an intron and phylogenetic implications

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 270-280

  Caron, Lise ^a   Douady, Dominique ^a   Quinet Szely, Michelle ^a   De Goër, Susan ^b   Berkaloff, Claire ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Brown alga; Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a c protein; Intron; Nuclear gene; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL A; FUCOXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; LAMINARIA; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYLOGENY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA SACCHARINA; LAMINARIALES; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0029818404     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02338835     Document Type: Article

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