Evolution and Divergence of the MADS-Box Gene Family Based on Genome-Wide Expression Analyses

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1963-1977

  Kofuji, Rumiko ^a   Sumikawa, Naomi ^b   Yamasaki, Misuzu ^c   Kondo, Kimihiko ^a   Ueda, Kunihiko ^a   Ito, Motomi ^c   Hasebe, Mitsuyasu ^b,d  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Gametophyte; Gene family; Genome; MADS box; Sporophyte

Indexed keywords

MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIPLOIDY; DNA MACROARRAY; DNA MICROARRAY; EVOLUTION; EXON; GAMETOPHYTE; GENE CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPLOIDY; HOMEOBOX; INTRON; MADS BOX GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOSS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLLEN; POLYPHYLY; PSEUDOGENE; SPOROPHYTE;

ARABIDOPSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARABIDOPSIS; BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPODIUM; METAZOA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0142183847     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg216     Document Type: Article

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