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A Phalaenopsis variety with floral organs showing C class homeotic transformation and its revertant may enable Phalaenopsis as a potential molecular genetic material.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jan 2011
Ejima Chika, Kobayashi Yuuki, Honda Hiroaki, Shimizu Noriko, Kiyohara Shunsuke, Hamasaki Ryota, Sawa Shinichiro
Abstract excerpt
The Orchidaceae is one of the most famous garden plants, and improvement of the orchid is very important in horticulture field. However, molecular information is largely unknown. We found a Phalaenopsis variety harboring floral organs showing C class homeotic change. Column is composed of the anthers with the receptive stigmatic surface just underneath them in wild type. However the C class variety produced...
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