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The grapevine fleshless berry mutation. A unique genotype to investigate differences between fleshy and nonfleshy fruit.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2006
Fernandez Lucie, Romieu Charles, Moing Annick, Bouquet Alain, Maucourt Mickael, Thomas Mark R, Torregrosa Laurent
Abstract excerpt
In flowering plants, fruit morphogenesis is a distinct process following fertilization resulting in the formation of a specialized organ associated with seeds. Despite large variations in types and shapes among species, fleshy fruits share common characteristics to promote seed dispersal by animals such as organ growth and metabolite accumulation to attract animal feeding. The molecular biology of fruit ripening...
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