Plastids, genomes, and the probability of gene transfer

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 372-374

  Lane, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Genomes; Plastids

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; GENOME; HEREDITY; LETTER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASTID; PROBABILITY; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC PROCESSES; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PLASTIDS; PROBABILITY; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 79960078475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evr003     Document Type: Letter

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