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Role of DIVARICATA in the control of dorsoventral asymmetry in Antirrhinum flowers.
Genes & development - 1 Apr 2002
Galego Lisete, Almeida Jorge
Abstract excerpt
Dorsoventral asymmetry of the Antirrhinum corolla depends on expression of the CYC and DICH genes in dorsal petals. One role of these genes is to inhibit DIVARICATA (DIV), a determinant of ventral identity. Therefore, in cyc;dich double mutants ventral identity spreads all around the flower. We s...
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