An anther-specific transcript from Brassica napus L. shows similarity to chalcone and stilbene synthase sequences

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-309

  Turgut, Kenan ^a   Hodge, Rachel ^b   Paul, Wyatt ^b   Scott, Rod ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anther specific; Brassica napus; cDNA; Chalcone synthase; Stilbene synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342734013     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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