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Assessing the redundancy of MADS-box genes during carpel and ovule development.
Nature - 3 Jul 2003
Pinyopich Anusak, Ditta Gary S, Savidge Beth, Liljegren Sarah J, Baumann Elvira, Wisman Ellen, Yanofsky Martin F
Abstract excerpt
Carpels are essential for sexual plant reproduction because they house the ovules and subsequently develop into fruits that protect, nourish and ultimately disperse the seeds. The AGAMOUS (AG) gene is necessary for plant sexual reproduction because stamens and carpels are absent from ag mutant flowers. However, the fact that sepals are converted into carpelloid organs in certain mutant backgrounds even in the...
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