Ostreococcus tauri: seeing through the genes to the genome

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 151-154

  Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GENETICS; GENE LOSS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; GENOME;

CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI;

EID: 33947627116     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.02.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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