Radial spindle and the phenotype of the maize meiotic mutant, dv.

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The morphological phenotype of the maize meiotic mutant dv (divergent spindle) has been further analysed by visualization of the division spindle and examination of its fine structure in mother cells of pollen. Previous research showed that dv blocks convergence of spindle fibres at the poles. New observations reveal abnormalities caused by this mutation, with dv showing disturbances in nuclear envelope breakdown...

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