Conservation of gene structure and activity in the regulation of reproductive organ development of conifers and angiosperms

Plant Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-623

  Tandre, Karolina ^a   Svenson, Marie ^a   Svensson, Mats E ^a   Engström, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 0032169953     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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