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Turning rice meiosis into mitosis.
Cell research - 1 Nov 2016
Mieulet Delphine, Jolivet Sylvie, Rivard Maud, Cromer Laurence, Vernet Aurore, Mayonove Pauline, Pereira Lucie, Droc Gaëtan, Courtois Brigitte, Guiderdoni Emmanuel, Mercier Raphael
Abstract excerpt
Introduction of clonal reproduction through seeds (apomixis) in crops has the potential to revolutionize agriculture by allowing self-propagation of any elite variety, in particular F1 hybrids. In the sexual model plant Arabidopsis thaliana synthetic clonal reproduction through seeds can be artificially implemented by (i) combining three mutations to turn meiosis into mitosis (MiMe) and (ii) crossing the obtained...
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