Processing of a composite large subunit rRNA: Studies with chlamydomonas mutants deficient in maturation of the 23s-like rRNA

Plant Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1193-1206

  Holloway, Stephen P ^a   Herrin, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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CHLAMYDOMONAS;

EID: 0032124754     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.10.7.1193     Document Type: Article

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