Characterization of a FLORICAULA/LEAFY homologue of Gnetum Parvifolium and its implications for the evolution of reproductive organs in seed plants

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1199-1209

  Shindo, S ^a   Sakakibara, K ^a   Sano, R ^a   Ueda, K ^a   Hasebe, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conifer; FLORICAULA; Flower; Gnetum; Gymnosperm; LEAFY; MADS box; Reproductive organ

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYMNOSPERM; HOMEOTIC GENE; MADS BOX GENE; MERISTEM; MESSENGER RNA; NULL ALLELE; PLANT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; PLANT EVOLUTION; SHOOT GROWTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; GNETUM PARVIFOLIUM; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0034750337     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323417     Document Type: Article

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