Plastid evolution: Gene transfer and the maintenance of 'stolen' organelles

BMC Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kim, Eunsoo ^a   Archibald, John M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS ACUMINATA;

ARTICLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTID; SYMBIOSIS;

DINOFLAGELLIDA; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTIDS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 77954029938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-73     Document Type: Note

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