Analysis of plastid DNA-like sequences within the nuclear genomes of higher plants

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 738-745

  Ayliffe, Michael A ^a,b   Scott, Nigel S ^b   Timmis, Jeremy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; DNA; DNA integration; Genomic evolution; Nuclear; Promiscuous DNA

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGATE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; SPINACEA OLERACEA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TABACUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031813884     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025977     Document Type: Article

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