Evolution of C4 photosynthesis-looking for the master switch

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 598-601

  Westhoff, Peter ^a   Gowik, Udo ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 77957727328     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.161729     Document Type: Article

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