The presence of GSI-like genes in higher plants: Support for the paralogous evolution of GSI and GSII genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-122

  Mathis, René ^a   Gamas, Pascal ^a   Meyer, Yves ^b   Cullimore, Julie V ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Gene families; Glutamine synthetase; Medicago truncatula; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; HIGHER PLANT; LEGUME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033933445     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002399910013     Document Type: Article

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