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Gene silencing in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Aug 2009
De Riso Valentina, Raniello Raffaella, Maumus Florian, Rogato Alessandra, Bowler Chris, Falciatore Angela
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Diatoms are a major but poorly understood phytoplankton group. The recent completion of two whole genome sequences has revealed that they contain unique combinations of genes, likely recruited during their history as secondary endosymbionts, as well as by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria. A major limitation for the study of diatom biology and gene function is the lack of tools to generate targeted gene...
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