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Original Articles

Mutants of Circadian-Associated PRR Genes Display a Novel and Visible Phenotype as to Light Responses during De-Etiolation of Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings

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Pages 834-839 | Received 14 Nov 2006, Accepted 13 Jan 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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