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

A problem has remained unresolved regarding the exceptions to the unilateral inheritance of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) from MT+/female in Chlamydomonas and other volvocaleans demonstrated by the previous genetic analyses. For identification of the parental types of cpDNA, these studies used parents tha...

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Main Authors: Yuka Setohigashi, Takashi Hamaji, Mahoko Hayama, Ryo Matsuzaki, Hisayoshi Nozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3085477?pdf=render