Comparative genomics reveals conservative evolution of the xylem transcriptome in vascular plants
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Wood is a valuable natural resource and a major carbon sink. Wood formation is an important developmental process in vascular plants which played a crucial role in plant evolution. Although genes involved in xylem formation have been...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/190 |