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Analysis of the APETALA3- and PISTILLATA-like genes in Hedyosmum orientale (Chloranthaceae) provides insight into the evolution of the floral homeotic B-function in angiosperms.
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2013
Liu Shujun, Sun Yonghua, Du Xiaoqiu, Xu Qijiang, Wu Feng, Meng Zheng
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: According to the floral ABC model, B-function genes appear to play a key role in the origin and diversification of the perianth during the evolution of angiosperms. The basal angiosperm Hedyosmum orientale (Chloranthaceae) has unisexual inflorescences associated with a seemingly primitive reproductive morphology and a reduced perianth structure in female flowers. The aim of this study was to...
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