Gene conversion between direct noncoding repeats promotes genetic and phenotypic diversity at a regulatory locus of Zea mays (L.)

Genetics

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 753-762

  Zhang, Feng ^a,b   Peterson, Thomas ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN MYB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; P1 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; GENE CONVERSION; GENES, REGULATOR; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750490759     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.053942     Document Type: Article

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