B and C floral organ identity functions require SEPALLATA MADS-box genes.

doi:10.1038/35012103

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B and C floral organ identity functions require SEPALLATA MADS-box genes.

Nature - 11 May 2000

Pelaz S, Ditta G S, Baumann E, Wisman E, Yanofsky M F

Abstract excerpt

Abnormal flowers have been recognized for thousands of years, but only in the past decade have the mysteries of flower development begun to unfold. Among these mysteries is the differentiation of four distinct organ types (sepals, petals, stamens and carpels), each of which may be a modified leaf...

Topics

Arabidopsis
DNA-Binding Proteins
Genes, Plant
MADS Domain Proteins
Mutation
Plant Proteins
Plant Structures
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Transcription Factors

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