Evolution of the 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL) gene family: Conserved evolutionary pattern and two new gene classes in gymnosperms

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-205

  Gao, Hui ^a,b   Guo, Dong Mei ^a   Liu, Wen Juan ^a,b   Ran, Jin Hua ^a   Wang, Xiao Quan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

4CL; Functional divergence; Gene family evolution; Lignin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84864611396     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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