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Reverse Transcriptase-Like Sequences Related to Retrotransposon in a Red Alga, Porphyra yezoensis

Wenbo ZHANGGraduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
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Mika SAKAIDepartment of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Kumamoto University
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Xiaofei LINGraduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
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Katsuaki TAKECHIGraduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
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Hiroyoshi TAKANOGraduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University
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Susumu TAKIOCenter for Marine Environment Studies, Kumamoto University
Pages 1999-2003 | Received 07 Mar 2006, Accepted 15 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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