Abstract
Fragments of chloroplast DNA from mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seedlings, generated by the restriction endonuclease Eco RI, were used to assess the frequency of complementary sequences in mustard RNA by DNA/RNA hybridization. A pronounced increase in hybridization to a single DNA fragment was found with RNA from seedlings irradiated with continuous far-red light, compared to RNA from dark-grown seedlings.
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Link, G. Enhanced expression of a distinct plastid DNA region in mustard seedlings by continuous far-red light. Planta 152, 379–380 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388266
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