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Clonal analysis of the cell lineages in the male flower of maize.
Developmental biology - 1 Nov 1990
Dawe R K, Freeling M
Abstract excerpt
The cell lineages in the male flower of maize were characterized using X-rays and transposable elements to produce clonal sectors differing in anthocyanin pigmentation. Less than 50% of the somatic tassel mutations (caused by reversion of unstable color mutations) that were visible on the anther wall were sexually transmitted by the male gametes, unless the sectors were larger than half the tassel circumference....
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