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Genetic and molecular identification of genes required for female gametophyte development and function in Arabidopsis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 2005
Pagnussat Gabriela C, Yu Hee-Ju, Ngo Quy A, Rajani Sarojam, Mayalagu Sevugan, Johnson Cameron S, Capron Arnaud, Xie Li-Fen, Ye De, Sundaresan Venkatesan
Abstract excerpt
The plant life cycle involves an alternation of generations between sporophyte and gametophyte. Currently, the genes and pathways involved in gametophytic development and function in flowering plants remain largely unknown. A large-scale mutant screen of Ds transposon insertion lines was employed to identify 130 mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with defects in female gametophyte development and function. A wide...
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