The α-gliadin gene family. II. DNA and protein sequence variation, subfamily structure, and origins of pseudogenes

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-65

  Anderson, O D ^a   Greene, F C ^a,b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gliadin; Microsatellites; Polyglutamine; Pseudogenes; Sequence variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030863788     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050532     Document Type: Article

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