Distribution of the mitochondrial deviant genetic code AUA for methionine in heterokont algae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1005-1008

  Ehara, Megumi ^a   Watanabe, Kazno I ^a   Kawai, Hiroshi ^b   Inagaki, Yuji ^c,d   Hayashi Ishimaru, Yasuho ^c,e   Ohama, Takeshi ^d,e  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JT Biohistory Research Hall ^*  (Japan)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase subunit I; Deviant genetic code; Heterokont algae; Phaeophyceae; Xanthophyceae

Indexed keywords

CHATTONELLA ANTIQUA; CHORDA FILUM; COLPOMENIA BULLOSA; ECTOCARPUS; PSEUDOCHORDA NAGAII; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 0032409251     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.341005.x     Document Type: Article

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