The REVOLUTA gene is necessary for apical meristem development and for limiting cell divisions in the leaves and stems of Arabidopsis thaliana.

doi:10.1242/dev.121.9.2723

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The REVOLUTA gene is necessary for apical meristem development and for limiting cell divisions in the leaves and stems of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 1995

Talbert P B, Adler H T, Parks D W, Comai L

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The form of seed plants is determined by the growth of a number of meristems including apical meristems, leaf meristems and cambium layers. We investigated five recessive mutant alleles of a gene REVOLUTA that is required to promote the growth of apical meristems and to limit cell division in lea...

Topics

Alleles
Arabidopsis
Cell Division
Genes, Plant
Meristem
Mutagenesis
Plant Leaves
Plant Stems

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