RNA levels and activity of Flowering Locus C are modified in mixed genetic backgrounds of Arabidopsis thaliana

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 527-537

  Schläppi, Michael ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FLC; Flowering time; FRI; MADS domain; Niederzenz

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CROSS BREEDING; DOMINANT GENE; FLOWERING LOCUS C; FLOWERING; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC TRAIT; PLANT RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0035005955     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320141     Document Type: Article

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