Sequence Analysis of Nuclear 18S rDNA from the Seaweed Porphyra yezoensis (Rhodophyta) in Korea

Nuclear 18S ribosomal RNA gene (185 rDNA) from the aquaculturable seaweed Porphya yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction and its sequence was analysed. Complete 185 rDNA has an 1823 bp exon and a 514 bp intron. The G+ C contents of exon and intron were and , respectively. The exon sequence showed homology to the GenBank accession number AB013177 of the Japanese p. yezoensis. The intron region that was inserted upstream between 568 and 1083 showed homology to the AB013177.