Comparative analysis of Argonaute gene sequences in bananas (Musa sp.) shows conserved species-specific Ago-7 PIWI domains

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 713-725

  Teo, Chee How ^a   Pui, Han Pin ^a   Othman, Rofina Yasmin ^a   Harikrishna, Jennifer Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Argonaute; Banana; Musa; PIWI domain; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FRUIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RESOURCE; GERMPLASM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

ENSETE; MUSA; MUSA ACUMINATA; MUSA SP.;

EID: 79959803361     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9614-0     Document Type: Article

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