Open AccessGene Clusters for Secondary Metabolic Pathways: An Emerging Theme in Plant Biology
Author(s) -
Anne Osbourn
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.110.161315
Subject(s) - biology , gene , metabolic pathway , theme (computing) , gene cluster , secondary metabolism , cluster (spacecraft) , genetics , computational biology , evolutionary biology , biosynthesis , computer science , programming language , operating system
The first gene cluster for a secondary metabolic pathway was discovered in maize ( Zea mays ) over a decade ago ([Frey et al., 1997][1]) and was regarded as something of an oddity. However clusters of genes for secondary metabolic pathways are now an emerging theme in plant biology, and are
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