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Loss of function of MULTICOPY SUPPRESSOR OF IRA 1 produces nonviable parthenogenetic embryos in Arabidopsis.
Current biology : CB - 26 Apr 2005
Guitton Anne-Elisabeth, Berger Frédéric
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In sexually reproducing species, fertilization brings together in the zygote the genomes of the female and male gametes. In several animal species, female gametes are able to initiate embryogenesis in the absence of fertilization, a process referred to as parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis has been engineered in mice by tampering with expression of loci under epigenetic controls [1]. In plants, embryo development...
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