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Trichomes are specific epidermal cells often functional in protection, seed dispersal and, less frequently, development. A MIXTA-like MYB transcription factor from cotton, GhMYBML10, has been shown to control petal trichome formation. Interestingly, the petal trichomes act as natural Velcro in maintaining correct flower bud shape, ensuring seed production.

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Figure 1: Overview of a young flower bud of cotton (G. hirsutum) at an early development stage (7 mm in diameter).

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  1. Qing Zhao and Xiao-Ya Chen are at the Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Centre and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,

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Zhao, Q., Chen, XY. Development: A new function of plant trichomes. Nature Plants 2, 16096 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.96

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