Superior Cross-Species Reference Genes: A Blueberry Case Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Die, Jose V ^a   Rowland, Lisa J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CLATHRIN; F BOX PROTEIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; RNA HELICASE; TRANSCRIPTOME; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME E2;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BHLH GENE; BLUEBERRY; BUD; CACSA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERICACEAE; FBOX GENE; FRUIT; GAPDH GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PDF2 GENE; PEX4 GENE; PLANT GENE; PPR GENE; RH8 GENE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIP41 GENE; UBC28 GENE; UBC9 GENE; UBQ3B GENE; VC4G16320 GENE; VC4G26410 GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; DATA MINING; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, PLANT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PLANT; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84884246296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073354     Document Type: Article

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