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The YABBY gene DROOPING LEAF regulates carpel specification and midrib development in Oryza sativa.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2004
Yamaguchi Takahiro, Nagasawa Nobuhiro, Kawasaki Shinji, Matsuoka Makoto, Nagato Yasuo, Hirano Hiro-Yuki
Abstract excerpt
In this article, we report that carpel specification in the Oryza sativa (rice) flower is regulated by the floral homeotic gene DROOPING LEAF (DL) that is distinct from the well-known ABC genes. Severe loss-of-function mutations of DL cause complete homeotic transformation of carpels into stamens...
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