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A user-friendly and fast protocol using PCR was developed to amplify the plastid rbcL gene of Porphyra, the most economically valuable genus of Rhodophyta. The technique involved the use of monospores, providing the advantage of a small and genetically homogeneous set of cells and thus reducing the risk of biological or chemical contamination. An additional factor in the choice of the rbcL gene was the huge amount of sequence data deposited in molecular biology databases and their utility as molecular markers in taxonomic studies.
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Morabito, M., Genovese, G. & Gargiulo, G.M. A simple and rapid technique to PCR amplify plastid genes from spores of Porphyra C. Agardh (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). J Appl Phycol 17, 35–38 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-005-5518-3
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