Expansion of the gamma-gliadin gene family in <it>Aegilops</it> and <it>Triticum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The gamma-gliadins are considered to be the oldest of the gliadin family of storage proteins in <it>Aegilops/Triticum</it>. However, the expansion of this multigene family has not been studied in an evolutionary perspecti...

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Main Authors: Goryunova Svetlana V, Salentijn Elma MJ, Chikida Nadejda N, Kochieva Elena Z, van der Meer Ingrid M, Gilissen Luud JWJ, Smulders Marinus JM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/215