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Fertilization in maize indeterminate gametophyte1 mutant.
Protoplasma - 1 Jun 2004
Guo Fengli, Huang Bing-Quan, Han Yuzhen, Zee Sze-Yong
Abstract excerpt
Mature embryo sacs of the maize mutant indeterminate gametophyte1 displayed different cellular patterns compared to those of the wild type. About 40% of the ig1 embryo sacs contained three or more synergids and two or more egg cells at the micropylar end. During fertilization in embryo sacs with two synergids, both of them frequently degenerated and were penetrated by two pollen tubes. 75% of the embryo sacs...
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