Duplication and diversification of the <it>LEAFY HULL STERILE1 and Oryza sativa MADS5 SEPALLATA </it>lineages in graminoid Poales

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene duplication and the subsequent divergence in function of the resulting paralogs via subfunctionalization and/or neofunctionalization is hypothesized to have played a major role in the evolution of plant form. The <it>LEAFY...

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Main Authors: Christensen Ashley R, Malcomber Simon T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/4