Duplication, divergence and persistence in the Phytochrome photoreceptor gene family of cottons (<it>Gossypium </it>spp.)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phytochromes are a family of red/far-red photoreceptors that regulate a number of important developmental traits in cotton (<it>Gossypium </it>spp.), including plant architecture, fiber development, and photoperiodic flow...

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Main Authors: Abdukarimov Abdusattor, Logan-Young Carla, Buriev Zabardast T, Abdurakhmonov Ibrokhim Y, Pepper Alan E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/119