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The Role of APOSTART in Switching between Sexuality and Apomixis in Poa pratensis.
Genes - 14 Aug 2020
Marconi Gianpiero, Aiello Domenico, Kindiger Bryan, Storchi Loriano, Marrone Alessandro, Reale Lara, Terzaroli Niccolò, Albertini Emidio
Abstract excerpt
The production of seeds without sex is considered the holy grail of plant biology. The transfer of apomixis to various crop species has the potential to transform plant breeding, since it will allow new varieties to retain valuable traits thorough asexual reproduction. Therefore, a greater molecular understanding of apomixis is fundamental. In a previous work we identified a gene, namely APOSTART, that seemed to...
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