The genetics of flower development: From floral induction to ovule morphogenesis

Annual Review of Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue , 1995, Pages 19-39

  Weigel, Detlef ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

floral induction; flower development; homeotic genes; meristem identity; ovule development

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC MODEL; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES;

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 0029616732     PISSN: 00664197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ge.29.120195.000315     Document Type: Review

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