An evolutionary scenario for the origin of flowers

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 559-566

  Frohlich, Michael W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN LFY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EVOLUTION; FLOWER; FOSSIL; GYMNOSPERM; NONHUMAN; OVULE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GYMNOSPERMS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 0037803537     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1114     Document Type: Review

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