Sites of rDNA transcription are widely dispersed through the nucleolus in Pisum sativum and can comprise single genes

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 571-581

  Thompson, W F ^a,b   Beven, A F ^a   Wells, B ^a   Shaw, P J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0031239013     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1997.00557.x     Document Type: Article

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