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The LATD gene of Medicago truncatula is required for both nodule and root development.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jun 2005
Bright Lydia J, Liang Yan, Mitchell David M, Harris Jeanne M
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionary origins of legume root nodules are largely unknown. We have identified a gene, LATD, of the model legume Medicago truncatula, that is required for both nodule and root development, suggesting that these two developmental processes may share a common evolutionary origin. The latd mutant plants initiate nodule formation but do not complete it, resulting in immature, non-nitrogen-fixing nodules....
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