Rapid evolution of parental rDNA in a synthetic tobacco allotetraploid line

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 988-996

  Skalická, Kamila ^a   Lim, K Yoong ^b   Matyášek, Roman ^a   Koukalová, Blažena ^a   Leitch, Andrew R ^b   Kovařík, Ales ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene conversion; Nicotiana; Ribosomal RNA gene; Synthetic allopolyploids; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TOMENTOSIFORMIS; TABACUM;

EID: 0041766326     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.7.988     Document Type: Article

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