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Stochastic variation in Cardamine hirsuta petal number.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2016
Monniaux Marie, Pieper Bjorn, Hay Angela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Floral development is remarkably robust in terms of the identity and number of floral organs in each whorl, whereas vegetative development can be quite plastic. This canalization of flower development prevents the phenotypic expression of cryptic genetic variation, even in fluctuating environments. A cruciform perianth with four petals is a hallmark of the Brassicaceae family, typified in the...
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