Gene Duplication and the Evolution of Plant MADS-box Transcription Factors

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 157-165

  Airoldi, Chiara A ^a   Davies, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Flower development; Gene duplication; MADS box transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MADS BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIRRHINUM; ARABIDOPSIS; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT GENE; PLEIOTROPY; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84860359159     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2012.02.008     Document Type: Review

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