Circular chloroplast chromosomes: The grand illusion

Plant Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1661-1666

  Bendich, Arnold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 3142719794     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.160771     Document Type: Review

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