Mitochondrion-to-plastid DNA transfer: It happens

New Phytologist

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 736-738

  Smith, David Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrot; Horizontal gene transfer; Milkweed; Mitochondrial genome; NUMT; NUPT; Plastid genome

Indexed keywords

ASCLEPIAS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

PLANT DNA;

ASCLEPIAS; CARROT; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PLASTID;

ASCLEPIAS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DNA, PLANT; MITOCHONDRIA; PLASTIDS;

EID: 84898052639     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12704     Document Type: Letter

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