The evolution of new structures: Clues from plant cytoskeletal genes

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 278-284

  Meagher, Richard B ^a   McKinney, Elizabeth C ^a   Vitale, Angela V ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTOR; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; PROFILIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033168901     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(99)01759-X     Document Type: Note

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