Plastid Evolution: Remnant Algal Genes in Ciliates

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Archibald, John M ^a  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN;

ALGA; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; SHORT SURVEY; SYMBIOSIS; TETRAHYMENA;

ALGAE; ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOMICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTIDS; SYMBIOSIS; TETRAHYMENA;

ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 48049109196     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.031     Document Type: Short Survey

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