Mitochondrial DNA in the oogamochlamys clade (chlorophyceae): High gc content and unique genome architecture for green algae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1323-1334

  Borza, Tudor ^a,b   Redmond, Erin K ^a   Laflamme, Mark ^a,c   Lee, Robert W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Genome Atlantic   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cob; Cox1; GC content; Green algae; Lobochlamys; Mitochondrial DNA; Oogamochlamys; Organelle genome architecture; Pseudogenes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; LOBOCHLAMYS; LOBOCHLAMYS CULLEUS; LOBOCHLAMYS SEGNIS; OOGAMOCHLAMYS; OOGAMOCHLAMYS GIGANTEA; POLYTOMELLA;

EID: 73349134993     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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