Sex determination in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Juarez, Cristina ^a   Banks, Jo Ann ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; GENDER AND SEX; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETICS; PLANT; REVIEW;

DNA METHYLATION; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; PLANTS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031987883     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(98)80130-1     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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6. Irish, E: Regulation of sex determination in maize. BioEssays 1996, 18:363-369. This paper focuses on the sex-determining genes and their interactions in maize.
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