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The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) gene family, a tremendous resource for plant phylogenetic studies

  1. Yao-Wu Yuan,
  2. Chang Liu,
  3. Hannah E. Marx,
  4. Richard G. Olmstead

Article first published online: 15 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02739.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 182, Issue 1, pages 272–283, April 2009

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Yuan, Y.-W., Liu, C., Marx, H. E. and Olmstead, R. G. (2009), The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) gene family, a tremendous resource for plant phylogenetic studies. New Phytologist, 182: 272–283. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02739.x

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

*Author for correspondence: Yao-Wu Yuan Tel:+1 206 616 7156 Fax:+1 206 685 1728 Email: colreeze@u.washington.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 6 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 15 JAN 2009
  3. Received: 9 October 2008, Accepted: 25 November 2008

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