cDNA cloning and expression of a sweetgum gene that shows homology with Arabidopsis AGAMOUS

Plant Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Liu, Jiayou ^a   Huang, Yinghua ^a   Ding, Biao ^a   Tauer, C G ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AG gene; Flower development; Homeotic genes; MADS box; Sweetgum

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TREE;

LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA;

EID: 0033514869     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00248-9     Document Type: Article

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