Conserved structure and function of the Arabidopsis flowering time gene CONSTANS in Brassica napus

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 763-772

  Robert, Laurian S ^a   Robson, Frances ^b   Sharpe, Andrew ^b,c   Lydiate, Derek ^b,c   Coupland, George ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassica napus; Constans; Flowering; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME WALKING; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HAPLOIDY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD RELATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BRASSICA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032127690     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006064514311     Document Type: Article

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