A Conserved Motif in the 5.8S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Gene is a Useful Diagnostic Marker for Plant Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequences

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-334

  Jobes, David V ^a   Thien, Leonard B ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

5.8s rRNA; Angiosperms; ITS; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FUNGI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031292477     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007462330699     Document Type: Article

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