Abstract:
                                      Two GA metabolism related genes 
ga1 and 
ga2 were cloned by using homology-based method and RACE from three tobacco species to explore the role in which gibberellic acids (GA) play in tobacco growth and development. Based on sequence alignment, a phylogenetic tree was constructed. qRT-PCR was executed to detect the gene expression profiles in 
Nicotiana sylvestris and 
Nicotiana tabacum. The results showed that they were highly conserved in sequences in
 solanaceae plants and genes in 
N. tobacum might originate from
 Nicotiana tomentosiformis. qRT-PCR analysis showed that 
ga1 and 
ga2 were expressed in much higher levels in leaves of stage before stem elongation and in stem of the stem elongation stage than other tissues in 
N. sylvestris.