Evolutionary rate patterns of the Gibberellin pathway genes

• Published in: BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 206
• Main Authors: Yang, Yan-hua, Zhang, Fu-min, Ge, Song
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.08.2009; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: DNA, Plant - genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic aspects; Gibberellins; Gibberellins - biosynthesis; Gibberellins - genetics; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Molecular evolution; Oryza - enzymology; Oryza - genetics; Oryza sativa; Phylogeny; Protein biosynthesis; Selection, Genetic; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA

Analysis of molecular evolutionary patterns of different genes within metabolic pathways allows us to determine whether these genes are subject to equivalent evolutionary forces and how natural selection shapes the evolution of proteins in an interacting system. Although previous studies found that...