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Endosperm controls symmetry changes in the developing embryos of angiosperms

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During development the angiosperm embryo passes through the filamentous, globular and the cotyledonary phases after undergoing symmetry changes at each of these three steps. Evidences are presented to implicate endosperm control on embryo symmetry.

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  1. Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, 620 024, Tiruchirapalli, India

    K V Krishnamurthy

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Krishnamurthy, K.V. Endosperm controls symmetry changes in the developing embryos of angiosperms. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 98, 257–259 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053796

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