Genomes of the dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis encode tandemly repeated single-exon genes with adaptive functions

Abstract Background Dinoflagellates are taxonomically diverse and ecologically important phytoplankton that are ubiquitously present in marine and freshwater environments. Mostly photosynthetic, dinoflagellates provide the basis of aquatic primary production; most taxa are free-living, while some ca...

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Main Authors: Timothy G. Stephens, Raúl A. González-Pech, Yuanyuan Cheng, Amin R. Mohamed, David W. Burt, Debashish Bhattacharya, Mark A. Ragan, Cheong Xin Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00782-8