The search for flower homeotic gene homologs in basal angiosperms and gnetales: A potential new source of data on the evolutionary origin of flowers

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 158, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Frohlich, Michael W ^a   Meyerowitz, Elliot M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FLOWERING PLANT; HOMEOTIC GENE; HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031418356     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297513     Document Type: Article

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