Gamma paleohexaploidy in the stem lineage of core eudicots: Significance for MADS-BOX gene and species diversification

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3793-3806

  Vekemans, Dries ^a   Proost, Sebastian ^b,c   Vanneste, Kevin ^b,c   Coenen, Heleen ^a   Viaene, Tom ^a   Ruelens, Philip ^a   Maere, Steven ^b,c   Van De Peer, Yves ^b,c   Geuten, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buxales; diversification; gamma; Gunnerales; hexaploidy; whole genome duplication

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AGL 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AGL 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AGL 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AGL 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DEF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOC 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SQUA; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUDICOT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEXAPLOIDY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, PLANT; INFLORESCENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BUXALES; CORE EUDICOTYLEDONS; GUNNERA MANICATA; GUNNERALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS; TROCHODENDRACEAE;

EID: 84869018936     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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