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Evolution of developmental traits.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Feb 2004
Kellogg Elizabeth A
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of plant development can be studied in many different ways, each of which provides new insights into how plants have been modified over evolutionary time. DNA sequencing shows that most developmental genes are under purifying selection and that obvious adaptive change in proteins is rare. This may indicate that most change occurs in cis-regulatory sequences, that tests for detecting selection lack...
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