A gene fusion at a homeobox locus: Alterations in leaf shape and implications for morphological evolution

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1289-1304

  Chen, Ju Jiun ^a   Janssen, Bart Jan ^a   Williams, Andrina ^a   Sinha, Neelima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE FUSION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0031200962     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.8.1289     Document Type: Article

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