Abbreviations
- cpDNA:
-
chloroplast DNA
- EDTA:
-
ethylenediaminotetracetate
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Mourad, G., Polacco, M.L. Mini-preparation of highly purified chloroplast DNA from maize. Plant Mol Biol Rep 6, 193–199 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02669592
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