Genome-wide identification, phylogeny, evolution and expression patterns of AP2/ERF genes and cytokinin response factors in Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Liu, Zhenning ^a,b   Kong, Lijun ^a,b   Zhang, Mei ^a,b   Lv, Yanxia ^a,b   Liu, Yapei ^a,b   Zou, Minghau ^a,b   Lu, Gang ^a,b   Cao, Jiashu ^a,b   Yu, Xiaolin ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOKININS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893697668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083444     Document Type: Article

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