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An evolutionary scenario for the origin of flowers.

Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jul 2003

Frohlich Michael W

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The Mostly Male theory is the first to use evidence from gene phylogenies, genetics, modern plant morphology and fossils to explain the evolutionary origin of flowers. It proposes that flower organization derives more from the male structures of ancestral gymnosperms than from female structures....

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PMID: 12838347
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1114

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