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Molecular evolution of the maize sex-determining gene TASSELSEED2 in Bouteloua (Poaceae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 2003
Kinney M S, Columbus J T, Friar E A
Abstract excerpt
The majority of angiosperms produce hermaphrodite flowers, while a lesser number (20-30%) produce unisexual flowers. Little is known about the molecular biology of sex-determination in angiosperms, however, a few sex-determining genes have been cloned from the model system Zea mays. One of these genes is Tasselseed2 (Ts2) which has been shown to be involved in the arrest of developing pistils in male flowers. In...
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