Evolution of petal identity

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2517-2527

  Irish, Vivian F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Arabidopsis; Development; Evolution; Flower; MADS; Petal

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 67649376372     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp159     Document Type: Review

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