Classification of the arabidopsis ERF gene family based on Bayesian Inference

Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 729-734

  Goremykin, V ^a   Moser, C ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ERF; Model selection; Molecular phylogeny; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 70350370297     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893309050045     Document Type: Article

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