Natural variation in GA1 associates with floral morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-70

  Brock, Marcus T ^a   Kover, Paula X ^b   Weinig, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABC model; Association analysis; Candidate genes; Petal and stamen length; Stamen exsertion

Indexed keywords

ENT KAURENE SYNTHETASE A; ENT-KAURENE SYNTHETASE A; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HERB; INBREEDING; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOMBINATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; FLOWERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84861481317     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04145.x     Document Type: Article

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