On the fate of plastid DNA molecules during leaf development: Response to the Golczyk et al. commentary

Plant Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 855-861

  Oldenburg, Delene J ^a   Rowan, Beth A ^b   Kumar, Rachana A ^a   Bendich, Arnold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA;

METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF;

DNA, CHLOROPLAST; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84899131744     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.121772     Document Type: Note

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