Evolution of the defensin-like gene family in grass genomes

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-62

  WU, J I A N D O N G ^a   JIN, X I A O L E I ^a   ZHAO, Y A N G ^a   DONG, Q I N G ^a   JIANG, H A I Y A N G ^a   MA, Q I N G ^a  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

defensin like genes; duplicated genes; gene evolution; Gramineae; selection pressure

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENOME; POACEAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DEFENSINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84961216316     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-015-0601-2     Document Type: Article

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