EVOLUTION OF THE SPATULA/ALCATRAZ GENE LINEAGE AND EXPRESSION ANALYSES IN THE BASAL EUDICOT, BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS L. (PAPAVERACEAE)

Evolution of the SPATULA/ALCATRAZ gene lineage and expression analyses in the basal eudicot, Bocconia frutescens L. (Papaveraceae)

Abstract Background SPATULA (SPT) and ALCATRAZ (ALC) are recent paralogs that belong to the large bHLH transcription factor family.Orthologs of these genes have been found in all core eudicots, whereas pre-duplication genes, named paleoSPATULA/ALCATRAZ, have been found in basal eudicots, monocots, basal angiosperms and gymnosperms.Nevertheless, fun

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In vivo measurements of the seasonal photosynthetic fluorescence of the Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa (L.)

In situ photosynthetic fluorescence of the zooxanthellate Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa (L.) was measured seasonally on colonies from 5 to 27 m depth using an INF-300 Integrating Natural Fluorometer (Biospherical Instrument Inc.).This oceanographic instrument, used to measure the in vivo phytoplankton chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence,

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Object-Based Similarity Assessment Using Land Cover Meta-Language (LCML): Concept, Challenges, and Implementation

Land cover (LC) is an essential variable for environmental monitoring in many application domains.The detection of changes in LC can support the understanding of environmental dynamics.However, LC legends present a high degree of inconsistencies that significantly reduce their usability.This study investigates the effectiveness of ISO standard 1914

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