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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Main Authors: Wu Harry X, Li Xinguo, Southerton Simon G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/190