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Evolutionary rate variation in anthocyanin pathway genes.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2003
Lu Yingqing, Rausher Mark D
Abstract excerpt
Over a broad taxonomic range that spans monocots and dicots, upstream enzymes of the anthocyanin pigment pathway have evolved less rapidly than downstream enzymes. In this article we show that this pattern is also evident within the genus Ipomoea. Specifically, the most upstream enzyme, chalcone synthase (CHS-D), evolves more slowly than the two most downstream enzymes, ancyocyanidin synthase (ANS) and UDP...
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