Apparent redundancy in myb gene function provides gearing for the control of flavonoid biosynthesis in antirrhinum flowers

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1519-1532

  Moyano, Enriqueta ^a,b   Martínez Garcia, Jaime F ^a   Martin, Cathie ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030248644     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.9.1519     Document Type: Article

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