PINUS-BANKSIANA HAS AT LEAST 7 EXPRESSED ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE GENES IN 2 LINKED GROUPS

Authors
PERRY DJ FURNIER GR
Citation
Dj. Perry et Gr. Furnier, PINUS-BANKSIANA HAS AT LEAST 7 EXPRESSED ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE GENES IN 2 LINKED GROUPS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 93(23), 1996, pp. 13020-13023
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00278424
Volume
93
Issue
23
Year of publication
1996
Pages
13020 - 13023
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(1996)93:23<13020:PHAL7E>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) gene family is much more complex in Pi nus banksiana than in angiosperms, with at least seven expressed genes organized as two tightly linked clusters. Intron number and position are highly conserved between P. banksiana and angiosperms. Unlike angi osperm Adh genes, numerous duplications, as large as 217 bp, were obse rved within the noncoding regions of P. banksiana Adh genes and may be a common feature of conifer genes. A high frequency of duplication ov er a wide range of scales may contribute to the large genome size of c onifers.