The phytochrome gene family in tomato and the rapid differential evolution of this family in angiosperms

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 362-373

  Alba, Rob ^b   Kelmenson, Peter M ^b   Cordonnier Pratt, Marie Michèle ^a   Pratt, Lee H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gene family; Molecular evolution; Photoreceptor; Phytochrome; Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; PHYTOCHROME;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CODON; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOMATO;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM;

EID: 0033999304     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026316     Document Type: Article

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