Sequence, regulation, and evolution of the maize 22-kD α zein gene family

Genome Research

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1817-1825

  Song, R ^a   Llaca, V ^a   Linton, E ^a   Messing, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ZEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLUORY 2 PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLANT DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 4; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MAIZE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035189066     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.197301     Document Type: Article

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