Evidence for a single origin of the 35 kb plastid DNA in apicomplexans

Protist

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-59

  Denny, Paul ^a   Preiser, Peter ^b   Williamson, Don ^b   Wilson, Iain ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODON; DNA ANALYSIS; GENOME ORGANIZATION; PLASTID; RIBOSOMAL RNA; THEILERIA;

EIMERIA TENELLA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031850991     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(98)70009-4     Document Type: Article

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