Cytoplasmic inheritance in green algae: Patterns, mechanisms and relation to sex type

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Miyamura, Shinichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisogamy; Cytoplasmic inheritance; Green algae; Isogamy; Oogamy; Sex

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA;

ARTICLE; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM;

ALGAE, GREEN; DNA, CIRCULAR; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

CHLOROPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA COMPRESSA;

EID: 77951498800     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-010-0309-6     Document Type: Article

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