A family of at least seven β-galactosidase genes is expressed during tomato fruit development

Plant Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1173-1183

  Smith, David L ^a   Gross, Kenneth C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GALACTOSE; INBRED LINE; MESSENGER RNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIPENING; RNA ANALYSIS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033912166     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.3.1173     Document Type: Article

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