Reducing the genome size of organelles favours gene transfer to the nucleus

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 135-141

  Selosse, Marc André ^a   Albert, Béatrice ^b   Godelle, Bernard ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EROSION; EUKARYOTE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035283304     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)02084-X     Document Type: Review

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