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The peroxin loss-of-function mutation abstinence by mutual consent disrupts male-female gametophyte recognition.
Current biology : CB - 8 Jan 2008
Boisson-Dernier Aurélien, Frietsch Sabine, Kim Tae-Houn, Dizon Marie B, Schroeder Julian I
Abstract excerpt
In eukaryotes, fertilization relies on complex and specialized mechanisms that achieve the precise delivery of the male gamete to the female gamete and their subsequent union [1-4]. In flowering plants, the haploid male gametophyte or pollen tube (PT) [5] carries two nonmotile sperm cells to the female gametophyte (FG) or embryo sac [6] during a long assisted journey through the maternal tissues [7-10]. In...
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