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New MADS box domains have been cloned from Asparagus officinalis L. using PCR technology. Several clones share high homology with the Arabidopsis agamous gene while other clones appear to represent novel MADS box domains. These results show that extended PCR primers are useful for selectively amplifying conserved DNA binding domains across widely divergent plant taxa.
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Asparagus MADS box sequences are listed in GenBank with the following accession numbers: UO7330 (Asp 13), UO7331 (Asp 16), UO7332 (Asp 22), UO7333 (Asp 23), UO7334 (Asp 3), UO7335 (Asp 39), UO7336 (Asp 8), UO7337 (Asp 4)
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Miller, H.G., Kocher, T.D. & Loy, B. New MADS box domains in Asparagus officinalis L.. Sexual Plant Reprod 8, 318–320 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00229390
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00229390