Molecular analysis of a 21.1-kb fragment of wheat chloroplast DNA bearing RNA polymerase subunit (rpo) genes

Genome

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1042-1049

  Ohnishi, Y ^a   Tajiri, H ^a   Matsuoka, Y ^a   Tsunewaki, K ^a  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chloroplast genes; Common wheat; Evolutionary divergence; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MAIZE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RICE; TRANSFER RNA; WHEAT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033499907     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g99-062     Document Type: Article

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