Genetic footprints of stamen ancestors guide perianth evolution in Persea (Lauraceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1075-1089

  Chanderbali, André S ^a   Kim, Sangtae ^a   Buzgo, Matyas ^a   Zheng, Ui ^a   Oppenheimer, David G ^a   Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Soltis, Pamela S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC model; Andropetals; Floral identity genes; Perianth evolution; Persea

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MONOCOTYLEDON;

LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA BORBONIA;

EID: 33845606780     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507586     Document Type: Article

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