Pattern formation and cell differentiation: trichomes in Arabidopsis as a genetic model system.

doi:10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61053-0

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Pattern formation and cell differentiation: trichomes in Arabidopsis as a genetic model system.

International review of cytology - 1 Jan 1999

Hülskamp M, Schnittger A, Folkers U

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Arabidopsis trichomes are single-celled hairs that originate from epidermal cells and are distributed regularly on most aerial body parts. During the last decade, trichome formation in Arabidopsis has been established as a genetic and molecular model system to study various general developmental...

Topics

Arabidopsis
Body Patterning
Cell Differentiation
Genes, Plant
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Phenotype
Plant Growth Regulators

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