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This paper reports some experimental results related to the expression of parental genomes during the development of the water fernMarsilea quadrifolia L., a plant with graduated heteroblastic development. We found a non-random segregation of the original chromatids of the paternal genome, as shown by autoradiography of embryo sections after fertilization of eggs with [3H]thymidin-tagged sperm. From the 16-cell stage on, label is mainly concentrated in the sectors where apical cells will differentiate, and later in or near the apical areas of the young organs. Similar results had been found previously inMarsilea vestita. We also observed aberrations in primary organ development after fertilization with sperm treated with actinomycin, ethidium bromide, hydroxyurea, bromodeoxyuridin, or chlorambucil. The growth of the first organs was quite normal, indicating that they develop under the control of the maternal genome. The subsequent organs displayed abnormal development, indicating that they are under the control of both parental genomes.
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Bordonneau, M., Tourte, Y. Differential expression of parental genomes during formation of embryonic organs in the early development of the fernMarsilea quadrifolia . Pl Syst Evol 189, 149–164 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00939723
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