Evolutionary aspects of functional and pseudogene members of the phytochrome gene family in Scots pine

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-232

  García Gil, Maria Rosario ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gene family evolution; Phytochrome; Pseudogenes; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYO GENE; PSEUDOGENE; SCOTS PINE;

CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHROME; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOGENES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 50249129581     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9135-z     Document Type: Article

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