Natural variation in Arabidopsis lyrata vernalization requirement conferred by a FRIGIDA indel polymorphism

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-329

  Kuittinen, Helmi ^a   Niittyvuopio, Anne ^a   Rinne, Paula ^a   Savolainen, Outi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Arabidopsis lyrata; Flowering time; FRIGIDA; Natural variation; Outcrossing

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLOWERING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VERNALIZATION;

ARABIDOPSIS LYRATA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 38949084205     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm257     Document Type: Article

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