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Evolution of asexual reproduction in leaves of the genus Kalanchoë.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Sept 2007
Garcês Helena M P, Champagne Connie E M, Townsley Brad T, Park Soomin, Malhó Rui, Pedroso Maria C, Harada John J, Sinha Neelima R
Abstract excerpt
Plant somatic cells have the remarkable ability to regenerate an entire organism. Many species in the genus Kalanchoë, known as "mother of thousands," develop plantlets on the leaf margins. Using key regulators of organogenesis (STM) and embryogenesis (LEC1 and FUS3) processes, we analyzed asexua...
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