Phylogeny and diversification of B-function MADS-box genes in angiosperms: Evolutionary and functional implications of a 260-million-year-old duplication

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2102-2118

  Kim, Sangtae ^a   Yoo, Mi Jeong ^a   Albert, Victor A ^b   Farris, James S ^c   Soltis, Pamela S ^d   Soltis, Douglas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amborella; AP3; B class; Basal angiosperms; MADS; PI

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

AMBORELLA; AUSTROBAILEYALES; GYMNOSPERMAE; ILLICIUM; MAGNOLIALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYA; NUPHAR; NYMPHAEACEAE;

EID: 15944381065     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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