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Transient and stable transformation of Ceratopteris richardii gametophytes.
BMC research notes - 4 Jun 2015
Bui Linh T, Cordle Angela R, Irish Erin E, Cheng Chi-Lien
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ferns, being vascular yet seedless, present unparalleled opportunities to investigate important questions regarding the evolution and development of land plants. Ceratopteris richardii, a diploid, homosporous fern has been advanced as a model fern system; however, the tenuous ability to transform the genome of this fern greatly limited its usefulness as a model organism. Here we report a simple and...
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