Evolution: Red algal genome affirms a common origin of all plastids

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2004, Pages

  McFadden, Geoffrey I ^a   Van Dooren, Giel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANIDIOSCHIZON MEROLAE; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 3142738371     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.041     Document Type: Review

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