Molecular Evolution of the Phytochrome Gene Family in Sorghum: Changing Rates of Synonymous and Replacement Evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 716-723

  White, Gemma M ^a   Hamblin, Martha T ^b   Kresovich, Stephen ^b  

^a Inst Arable Crops Res Rothamsted   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Phytochrome; Polymorphism; Population genetics; Selection; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

DNA; PHYTOCHROME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SORGHUM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOCHROME; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SORGHUM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 1842557439     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh067     Document Type: Article

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