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Genetic control of maize shoot apical meristem architecture.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 22 May 2014
Thompson Addie M, Crants James, Schnable Patrick S, Yu Jianming, Timmermans Marja C P, Springer Nathan M, Scanlon Michael J, Muehlbauer Gary J
Abstract excerpt
The shoot apical meristem contains a pool of undifferentiated stem cells and generates all above-ground organs of the plant. During vegetative growth, cells differentiate from the meristem to initiate leaves while the pool of meristematic cells is preserved; this balance is determined in part by genetic regulatory mechanisms. To assess vegetative meristem growth and genetic control in Zea mays, we investigated...
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