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The war of the whorls: genetic interactions controlling flower development

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The analysis of mutations affecting flower structure has led to the identification of some of the genes that direct flower development. Cloning of these genes has allowed the formulation of molecular models of how floral meristem and organ identity may be specified, and has shown that the distantly related flowering plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Antirrhinum majus use homologous mechanisms in floral pattern formation.

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  1. Department of Genetics, John Innes Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK

    Enrico S. Coen

  2. Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91125, USA

    Elliot M. Meyerowitz

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Coen, E., Meyerowitz, E. The war of the whorls: genetic interactions controlling flower development. Nature 353, 31–37 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/353031a0

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