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Arabidopsis haiku mutants reveal new controls of seed size by endosperm.
Plant physiology - 1 Apr 2003
Garcia Damien, Saingery Virginie, Chambrier Pierre, Mayer Ulrike, Jürgens Gerd, Berger Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
In flowering plants, maternal seed integument encloses the embryo and the endosperm, which are both derived from double fertilization. Although the development of these three components must be coordinated, we have limited knowledge of mechanisms involved in such coordination. The endosperm may play a central role in these mechanisms as epigenetic modifications of endosperm development, via imbalance of dosage...
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