Dynamics of the genetic regulatory network for Arabidopsis thaliana flower morphogenesis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 307-319

  Mendoza, Luis ^a   Alvarez Buylla, Elena R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

FLOWER; GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DYNAMICS; GENETIC REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0032555224     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0701     Document Type: Article

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