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The mac1 gene: controlling the commitment to the meiotic pathway in maize.
Genetics - 1 Mar 1996
Sheridan W F, Avalkina N A, Shamrov I I, Batygina T B, Golubovskaya I N
Abstract excerpt
The switch from the vegetative to the reproductive pathway of development in flowering plants requires the commitment of the subepidermal cells of the ovules and anthers to enter the meiotic pathway. These cells, the hypodermal cells, either directly or indirectly form the archesporial cells that, in turn, differentiate into the megasporocytes and microsporocytes. We have isolated a recessive pleiotropic mutation...
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