Old dogs, new tricks: Regulatory evolution in conserved genetic modules leads to novel morphologies in plants

Developmental Biology

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Rosin, Faye M ^a   Kramer, Elena M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound leaves; Floral symmetry; Gene duplication; KNOX; MADS; TCP

Indexed keywords

ARP PROTEIN; KNOTTED LIKE HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APICAL MERISTEM; CELL PROLIFERATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67649837028     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.05.542     Document Type: Review

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