A MADS box gene homologous to AG is expressed in seedlings as well as in flowers of ginseng

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 836-845

  Kim, Youn Sung ^a,b   Lee, Haeng Soon ^a   Lee, Mi Hee ^a   Yoo, Ook Joon ^b   Liu, Jang Ryol ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agamous; Flower development; MADS box; Panax ginseng

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT GENETICS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0032143463     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029442     Document Type: Article

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