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Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the large subunit of Rubisco from Cyanophora paradoxa—phylogenetic implications

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The gene (rbcL) for the large subunit (LSU) of Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) from Cyanophora paradoxa was cloned and the nucleotide sequence determined. Sequence homologies to rbcL genes from other sources clearly indicated a close phylogenetic relationship between the photosynthetic organelles of Cyanophora (cyanelles), green chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. Our data support the hypothesis that the cyanelles of Cyanophora may represent a closely related, but independent, side line to chloroplast evolution. Cyanelles and rhodoplasts or phaeoplasts seem not to be related.

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  1. Institut für Pflanzenphysiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 54-62, D-6300, Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany

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Valentin, K., Zetsche, K. Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the large subunit of Rubisco from Cyanophora paradoxa—phylogenetic implications. Curr Genet 18, 199–202 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00318380

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