Evolution of reproductive organs in land plants

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-474

  Hasebe, Mitsuyasu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conifer; Fern; Flower development and evolution; Gnetales; LEAFY gene; MADS box genes

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; GNETALES; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0033233979     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013878     Document Type: Article

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