Circular chloroplast DNA from Euglena gracilis.
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Chloroplast DNA of the protozoan flagellate, Euglena gracilis, exists as circular molecules, 40 mum in contour length, as shown by electron microscopy and buoyant density analyses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 68 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1971