Characterization of Linaria KNOX genes suggests a role in petal-spur development

Plant Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 703-714

  Box, Mathew S ^a,c   Dodsworth, Steven ^a   Rudall, Paula J ^b   Bateman, Richard M ^b   Glover, Beverley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evolution; flower development; KNOX genes; Linaria vulgaris; petal shape; petal spur

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; KNOX GENES; PETAL SHAPE; PETAL SPUR; VULGARIS;

GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRANSCRIPTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; LINARIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, PLANT; LINARIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO;

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; LINARIA; LINARIA VULGARIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 80855123483     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04721.x     Document Type: Article

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