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Physcomitrium LATERAL SUPPRESSOR genes promote formative cell divisions to produce germ cell lineages in both male and female gametangia.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2025
Horiuchi Yuta, Umakawa Naoyuki, Otani Rina, Tamada Yosuke, Kosetsu Ken, Hiwatashi Yuji, Wakisaka Rena, Yoshida Saiko, Murata Takashi, Hasebe Mitsuyasu, Ishikawa Masaki, Kofuji Rumiko
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The evolution of green plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments is thought to have been facilitated by the acquisition of gametangia, specialized multicellular organs housing gametes. Antheridia and archegonia, responsible for producing and protecting sperm and egg cells, undergo formative cell divisions to produce a cell to differentiate into germ cell lineages and the other cell to give rise to...
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