Interactions of liguleless1 and liguleless2 function during ligule induction in maize.

doi:10.1093/genetics/144.4.1871

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Interactions of liguleless1 and liguleless2 function during ligule induction in maize.

Genetics - 1 Dec 1996

Harper L, Freeling M

Abstract excerpt

The maize ligule is an adaxial membranous structure on the leaf that develops at the boundary of the sheath and blade. The ligule and the associated auricle are dispensable structures, amenable to genetic manipulation. We present here a genetic analysis of liguleless1 (lg1) and liguleless2 (lg2),...

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Alleles
Gene Dosage
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Genes, Plant
Plant Proteins
Zea mays

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