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The pleiotropic SEPALLATA-like gene OsMADS34 reveals that the 'empty glumes' of rice (Oryza sativa) spikelets are in fact rudimentary lemmas.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2014
Lin Xuelei, Wu Feng, Du Xiaoqiu, Shi Xiaowei, Liu Yuan, Liu Shujun, Hu Yuxin, Theißen Günter, Meng Zheng
Abstract excerpt
The single floret of the rice (Oryza sativa) spikelet is subtended by a pair of enigmatic organs usually termed 'empty glumes' or 'sterile lemmas'. As the identity of these organs remains essentially unknown, we refer to them as 'organs of unknown identity' (OUIs). Here we present a novel mutant of the rice SEPALLATA-like gene OsMADS34 which develops, in addition to disorganized branches and sterile seeds,...
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