Reproductive development and nuclear DNA content in angiosperms

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 440-451

  Bharathan, Geeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cytoskeleton; Dicotyledons; Endosperm development; Megasporogenesis; Microsporogenesis; Monocotyledons; Nuclear DNA content; Phylogenetic relationships; Reproductive development

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0001159361     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446213     Document Type: Article

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