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Organization and expression of the genes encoding ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in higher plants

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Manzara, T., Gruissem, W. Organization and expression of the genes encoding ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in higher plants. Photosynth Res 16, 117–139 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039489

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