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Functional embryo sac formation in Arabidopsis without meiosis — one step towards asexual seed formation (apomixis) in crops?

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Koltunow, A.M.G., Tucker, M.R. Functional embryo sac formation in Arabidopsis without meiosis — one step towards asexual seed formation (apomixis) in crops?. J Biosci 33, 309–311 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-008-0049-0

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Keywords

  • Apomixis
  • Arabidopsis
  • DYAD/SWI1
  • embryo sac
  • female gametophyte
  • meiosis