Evidence for Positive Selection on the Floral Scent Gene Isoeugenol-O-methyltransferase
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Evidence for positive selection on the floral scent gene isoeugenol-O-methyltransferase.
Isoeugenol-O-methyltransferase (IEMT) is an enzyme involved in the production of the floral volatile compounds methyl eugenol and methyl isoeugenol in Clarkia breweri (Onagraceae). IEMT likely evolved by gene duplication from caffeic acid-O-methyltransferase followed by amino acid divergence, leading to the acquisition of its novel function. To investigate the selective context under which IEMT...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0737-4038,1537-1719
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg030