Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a MADS-Box cDNA Clone of the Fuji Apple

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-489

  Sung, Soon Kee ^a   An, Gynheung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Floral bud; Fruit; MADS box gene; Malus domestica; RNA hybridization; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; PLANT DNA; PLANT RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FRUIT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FRUIT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031111491     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029193     Document Type: Article

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