Barley elongation factor 1α: Genomic organization, DNA sequence, and phylogenetic implications

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 559-565

  Nielsen, Peter S ^a,b   Kleinhofs, Andris ^a,c   Olsen, Odd Arne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endosperm; Gene family; RFLP

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031200997     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-073     Document Type: Article

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