Antiquity and evolution of the MADS-box gene family controlling flower development in plants

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1435-1447

  Nam, Jongmin ^a   DePamphilis, Claude W ^a   Ma, Hong ^a   Nei, Masatoshi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Divergence time; Evolutionary developmental biology; Flower development; MADS box genes; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CAMBRIAN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GYMNOSPERM; MADS BOX GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0042836780     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg152     Document Type: Article

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