Diversification of the monoterpene synthase gene family (TPSb) in Protium, a highly diverse genus of tropical trees

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 432-442

  Zapata, Felipe ^a   Fine, Paul V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burseraceae; Codon model; Molecular ecology; Secondary metabolite; Terpenoid

Indexed keywords

ISOMERASE; PINENE CYCLASE I; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; TREE; VASCULAR PLANT;

BAYES THEOREM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRACHEOBIONTA; TREES;

BURSERACEAE; PROTIUM;

EID: 84878245603     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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