Quantification and characterization of nuclear genomes in commercial red seaweeds (Gracilariales) from the Philippines

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-130

  Kapraun, Donald F ^a   Lopez Bautista, Juan ^a   Trono, Gavino ^b   Bird, Kimon T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

agar; agarophyte; Gracilaria; Gracilariales; Gracilariopsis; Hydropunt ia; nuclear genome; Philippines; reassociation kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029852708     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186315     Document Type: Article

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