Linkage of 5S ribosomal DNA to other rDNAs in the chromophytic algae and related taxa

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 505-511

  Kawai, Hiroshi ^a   Nakayama, Takeshi ^b   Inouye, Isao ^b   Kato, Atsushi ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5S rRNA; 5S linked rDNA; Chromophyta; Dinophyceae; Euglenophyceae; Opalina; Phylogeny; Proteromonas; St ramenopiles

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALVEOLATA; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; CHROMOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; DISCOIDAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUGLENIDA; OPALINA; PLATYCRISTATA; PROTEROMONAS; PROTISTA; STRAMENOPILES; SYNURALES;

EID: 0030845678     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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