The gene encoding mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase subunit 4 has been successfully transferred to the nuclear genome in pea, while leaving an original sequence as a pseudogene in the mitochondrial genome

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-287

  Kubo, Nakao ^a,b   Kadowaki, Koh Ichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Mitochondria; Pea; Pisum sativum; Sdh4; Succinate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549109196     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.18.283     Document Type: Article

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