MADS-box genes are involved in floral development and evolution

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 351-358

  Saedler, Heinz ^a   Becker, Annette ^a   Winter, Kai Uwe ^a   Kirchner, Charlotte ^a   Theißen, Günter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

B and Bs functions; Floral bauplan; Phylogeny; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; REVIEW;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

EID: 0035233330     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_3920     Document Type: Review

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