Molecular evolution of cdc2 pseudogenes in spruce (Picea)

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 767-774

  Kvarnheden, Anders ^a,b   Albert, Victor A ^a,c   Engström, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome size; Molecular evolution; Nucleotide substitution

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PSEUDOGENE;

ABIES; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0032033629     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005901413475     Document Type: Article

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