Ferritin gene organization: Differences between plants and animals suggest possible kingdom-specific selective constraints

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-336

  Proudhon, D ^a   Wei, J ^a   Briat, J F ^b   Theil, E C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dicotyledons; Evolution; Ferritin; Gene organization; Intron; Monocotyledons; Plant animal; Plastid; Soybean

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; SOYBEAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029944620     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02337543     Document Type: Article

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