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Nicotiana chloroplast genome

II. Chloroplast DNA alteration

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The analysis of restriction patterns of chloroplast DNA (ct-DNA) generated by several enzymes reveals that there is a high frequency of ct-DNA alteration in the male sterile but not in the fertile cytoplasma of N. tabacum. The altered restriction patterns and maps suggest that recombination of ct-DNA may have occurred. However, other alternatives such as deletions, insertions, and/or point mutations cannot be ruled out.

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  1. V. A. Sisson

    Present address: Tobacco Laboratory, SEA, USDA, 20705, Beltsville, MD, USA

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 21228, Catonsville, Maryland, USA

    S. D. Kung, Y. S. Zhu, K. Chen, G. F. Shen & V. A. Sisson

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Kung, S.D., Zhu, Y.S., Chen, K. et al. Nicotiana chloroplast genome. Molec. Gen. Genet. 183, 20–24 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270132

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