Evolution of the glutamine synthetase gene in plants

Plant Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-58

  Biesiadka, Jacek ^a   Legocki, Andrzej B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Divergence of monocots; Evolutionary comparison; Glutamine synthetase; Nodulation phenomenon

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030806007     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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