Uniparental inheritance of chloroplast DNA is strict in the isogamous volvocalean Gonium

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Setohigashi, Yuka ^a   Hamaji, Takashi ^a,b   Hayama, Mahoko ^a   Matsuzaki, Ryo ^a   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; DNA; RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMINATION; GMMID GENE; GONIUM MAIAPRILIS; INHERITANCE; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNIPARENTAL INHERITANCE; ZYGOTE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPLAST; CONFORMATION; CROSS BREEDING; EXON; GENETICS; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLAMYDOMONAS; GONIUM;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPLASTS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, INTERGENIC; EXONS; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA;

EID: 79955785602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019545     Document Type: Article

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