Novel nucleomorph genome architecture in the cryptomonad genus Hemiselmis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-521

  Lane, Christopher E ^a   Archibald, John M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptophyceae; Genome evolution; Genome rearrangement; Genome reduction; Secondary endosymbiosis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

CHROMOSOME; ENDOSYMBIONT; FLAGELLATE; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RED ALGA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOPHYTA; GENETICS; GENOME; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ALGAE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL NUCLEUS; CRYPTOPHYTA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOME; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TELOMERE;

ALGAE; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GUILLARDIA THETA; HEMISELMIS; HEMISELMIS RUFESCENS; PROTISTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33751382751     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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