STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION, CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION AND PHYLOGENETIC EVALUATION OF 2 PAIRS OF AGAMOUS-LIKE MADS-BOX GENES FROM MAIZE

被引:101
作者
THEISSEN, G
STRATER, T
FISCHER, A
SAEDLER, H
机构
[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, D-50829 Köln
关键词
GENOMIC CLONES; EXON-INTRON STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL CONTROL GENES; CORN EVOLUTION; DUPLICATE LOCI; RECOMBINANT INBRED MAPPING;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(95)00020-7
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
In order to gain a better understanding of the development and evolution of cereal flowers, we have cloned and sequenced two MADS-box genes from maize and the partial cDNA of a third one. One of the genomic clones was identified as ZAG2 (Zea AGAMOUS 2), while the other has a very similar structure and the potential to encode a protein which shares 94% sequence identity with the putative ZAG2 gene product. The cDNA reveals considerable similarity to ZAG1. Phylogenetic evaluation of the sequence information, as well as chromosomal localization, both suggest that we have identified two pairs of AGAMOUS-like MADS-box genes which were created during duplication of chromosomal segments or complete chromosomes.
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