The genetics of stamenoid petal production in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and equivalent variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 94, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 731-736

  Fray, M J ^a,b   Puangsomlee, P ^a   Goodrich, J ^a   Coupland, G ^a   Evans, E J ^b   Arthur, A E ^a   Lydiate, D J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Duplicate genes; Floral mutants; Pleiotropic effects; RFLP mapping

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0030906227     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050472     Document Type: Article

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