The genetic architecture of resistance

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-290

  Young, Nevin Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTERLEUKIN RECEPTOR; LEUCINE RICH REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENOME; RESISTANCE GENE;

EID: 0033933582     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00081-9     Document Type: Review

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