Chloroplast genomes of photosynthetic eukaryotes

Plant Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-44

  Green, Beverley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

algae; Chlorophyta; chloroplast; Chromalveolata; plastid; Streptophyta

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; CHLOROPLAST; CHROMALVEOLATA; PLASTID; STREPTOPHYTA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; TRANSCRIPTION;

GENES;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST GENOME; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOFLAGELLATE; EVOLUTION; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; RED ALGA; SYMBIOSIS;

APICOMPLEXA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; GENE ORDER; GENOME, CHLOROPLAST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; RHODOPHYTA; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHROMALVEOLATA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 79953234083     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04541.x     Document Type: Article

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