Heterogeneous evolutionary rates of <it>Pi2/9</it> homologs in rice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Pi2/9</it> locus contains multiple nucleotide binding site–leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes in the rice genome. Although three functional <it>R</it>-genes have been cloned from this locus, little is...

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Main Authors: Wu Kejing, Xu Ting, Guo Changjiang, Zhang Xiaohui, Yang Sihai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/13/73