Unravelling MADS-box gene family in Eucalyptus spp.: A starting point to an understanding of their developmental role in trees

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 501-510

  de Oliveira Dias, Beatriz Fonseca ^a   Simões Araújo, Jean Luiz ^b   Russo, Claudia A M ^a   Margis, Rogério ^a,c   Alves Ferreira, Márcio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ESTs; MADS box; Phylogenetic analysis; Reproductive development; Vegetative development

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MADS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STRESS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; WOOD;

ARABIDOPSIS; EUCALYPTUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 30844436798     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572005000400004     Document Type: Article

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