Yellow-in-the-dark mutants of Chlamydomonas lack the CHLL subunit of light-independent protochlorophyllide reductase

Plant Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 559-568

  Cahoon, A Bruce ^a   Timko, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034022990     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.12.4.559     Document Type: Article

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