Characterization and adaptive evolution of α-tubulin genes in the Miscanthus sinensis complex (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1513-1521

  Wen Luan, W U ^a   Schaal, Barbara A ^b   Hwang, Chung Yu ^a   Hwang, Ming Der ^a   Chiang, Y U Chung ^b   Chiang, Tzen Yuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelic recombination; Balancing selection; Demographic history; Miscanthus sinensis complex; Poaceae; Trans species polymorphisms; tubulin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENETICS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MISCANTHUS CONDENSATUS; MISCANTHUS FLORIDULUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0142102343     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.10.1513     Document Type: Article

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