Morphological "primary homology" and expression of AG-subfamily MADS-box genes in pines, podocarps, and yews

Evolution and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-181

  Englund, Marie ^a   Carlsbecker, Annelie ^a   Engström, Peter ^a   Vergara Silva, Francisco ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIVERGENCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOPOLOGY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE; PODOCARPUS MATUDAE VAR. REICHEI; TAXACEAE; TAXUS; TAXUS GLOBOSA;

EID: 79952731006     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2011.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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