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Original Articles

Isolation and Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Phytochrome A in the Non-Photosynthetic Parasitic Plant, Orobanche minor Sm.

Chitra TRAKULNALEAMSAIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Atsushi OKAZAWADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Chung-Il ANDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Shin’ichiro KAJIYAMADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Ei’ichiro FUKUSAKIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Koichi YONEYAMACenter for Research on Wild Plants, Utsunomiya University
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Yasutomo TAKEUCHICenter for Research on Wild Plants, Utsunomiya University
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Akio KOBAYASHIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Pages 71-78 | Received 06 Aug 2004, Accepted 19 Oct 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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