Identification of gametophytic mutations affecting female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis.

doi:10.1006/dbio.1998.8980

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Identification of gametophytic mutations affecting female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis.

Developmental biology - 1 Oct 1998

Christensen C A, Subramanian S, Drews G N

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The female gametophyte (embryo sac or megagametophyte) plays a critical role in sexual reproduction of angiosperms. It is the structure that produces the egg cell and central cell which, following fertilization, give rise to the seed's embryo and endosperm, respectively. In addition, the female g...

Topics

Arabidopsis
Chromosome Mapping
Crosses, Genetic
Genes, Plant
Mutation
Penetrance
Phenotype
Pollen

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