Chromosome numbers and nuclear dna contents in the red microalgae cyanidium caldarium and three galdieria species

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-232

  Muravenko, Olga ^a   Selyakh, Irina ^b   Kononenko, Neonila ^c   Stadnichuk, Igor ^d  

^a ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chromosome number; Cyanidium caldarium; DNA content; Galdieria maxima; Galdieria partita; Galdieria sulphuraria; Genome size

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DNA; MICROALGA; RED ALGA;

CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM; GALDIERIA; GALDIERIA PARTITA; GALDIERIA SULPHURARIA;

EID: 0034862915     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260110001735378     Document Type: Article

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