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Identification of transcription-factor genes expressed in the Arabidopsis female gametophyte.
BMC plant biology - 16 Jun 2010
Wang Dongfang, Zhang Changqing, Hearn David J, Kang Il-Ho, Punwani Jayson A, Skaggs Megan I, Drews Gary N, Schumaker Karen S, Yadegari Ramin
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BACKGROUND: In flowering plants, the female gametophyte is typically a seven-celled structure with four cell types: the egg cell, the central cell, the synergid cells, and the antipodal cells. These cells perform essential functions required for double fertilization and early seed development. Differentiation of these distinct cell types likely involves coordinated changes in gene expression regulated by...
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