Evidence for positive selection on the floral scent gene isoeugenol-O-methyltransferase

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Barkman, Todd J ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarkia breweri; Evolution of floral scent; Gene duplication; Maximum likelihood; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; ISOEUGENOL O METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYL EUGENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HERBIVORY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENETICS; POLLINATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANISOLES; BAYES THEOREM; CLARKIA; EUGENOL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SMELL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CLARKIA BREWERI; EMBRYOPHYTA; ONAGRACEAE;

EID: 0037323728     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg030     Document Type: Article

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