Summary
The data on the primary structure of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase are reviewed. Examples of their use as markers and in the elucidation of the evolution, adaptation and function of this key enzyme are given.
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von Wettstein, D., Poulsen, C. & Holder, A.A. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase as a nuclear and chloroplast marker. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 53, 193–197 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277367
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