A β-galactosidase-like gene is expressed during tobacco pollen development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 354, 2001, Pages 67-75

  Rogers, Hilary Joan ^a   Maund, Sarah Louise ^a,b   Johnson, Lisa Helen ^a,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KS Biomedix   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Microsporogenesis; Pollen; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CDNA CLONE; DENSITOMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MICROSPORE; PLANT GENOME; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RIPENING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0035090055     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/52.354.67     Document Type: Article

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