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A symmetry gene restores femaleness

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Development of flowers typically employs conserved molecular pathways and recurrent sets of homologous genes. A new study shows that a homologue of RADIALIS, a gene well known to control flower symmetry, is recruited to serve a different function.

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Fig. 1: The multitask regulatory role of RADIALIS.

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  1. Agriculture, Horticulture and Engineering Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, UK

    Roberta Bergero

  2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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Bergero, R. A symmetry gene restores femaleness. Nat. Plants 8, 198–199 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01114-0

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