DNA content of Ulva compressa (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) nuclei determined with laser scanning cytometry

Phycological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Kagami, Yayoi ^a   Fujishita, Mariko ^a   Matsuyama Serisawa, Kazuyo ^b   Yamamoto, Maki ^a   Kuwano, Kazuyoshi ^c   Saga, Naotsune ^d   Kawano, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gamete; Genome size; Green algae; Laser scanning cytometry; Nuclear DNA content; Ulva compressa

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREEN ALGA;

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CHLOROPHYTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE HANSEN; ULVA; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVALES;

EID: 18144407676     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2005.tb00359.x     Document Type: Article

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