The MADS-box floral homeotic gene lineages predate the origin of seed plants: Phylogenetic and molecular clock estimates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-396

  Purugganan, Michael D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Floral homeotic genes; Flowers; MADS Box

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; REGULATOR GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0030779035     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006244     Document Type: Article

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