Maternal effects influencing DNA endoreduplication in developing endosperm of Zea mays

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 798-805

  Kowles, R V ^a   Yerk, G L ^b   Haas, K M ^c   Phillips, R L ^d  

^a SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoreduplication; Endosperm; Flow cytometry; Maternal effect; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031423678     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-803     Document Type: Article

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