Molecular evolution of the chalcone synthase multigene family in the morning glory genome

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-92

  Durbin, Mary L ^a   McCaig, Bonnie ^a   Clegg, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Chalcone synthase; Gene duplication; Ipomoea; Rate of nucleotide substitution; Stilbene synthase

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; IPOMOEA PURPUREA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT GENOME;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, PLANT; GENOTYPE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA PURPUREA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033976087     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006375904820     Document Type: Article

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