Phenotypic analysis and molecular cloning of discolored-1 (dsc1), a maize gene required for early kernel development

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 483-493

  Scanlon, Michael J ^a,b   Myers, Alan M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; dsc1; Embryo; Endosperm; Maize; Transposon tagging

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTILE; GENE MUTATION; MAIZE; PHENOTYPING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; POLLINATION; SCUTELLUM; SHOOT APEX; SOLIDIFICATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

ANEUPLOIDY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032104810     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005998830723     Document Type: Article

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