title: Size of the Chloroplast Genome in Codium fragile.
abstract: Chloroplasts isolated from the siphonous green alga Codium fragile yield circular DNA molecules averaging 27.3 micrometers in length and 56 x 10(6) daltons in molecular size. This chloroplast genome is 25 to 30 percent smaller than any reported. The small size of the Codium chloroplast genome may represent a primitive evolutionary condition in green plants.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hedberg
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hommersand