The control of maize spikelet meristem fate by the APETALA2-like gene indeterminate spikelet1

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1145-1154

  Chuck, George ^a   Meeley, Robert B ^b   Hake, Sarah ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

APETALA2; Determinacy; Indeterminate spikelet1; Meristem; Spikelet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAIZE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032522824     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.8.1145     Document Type: Article

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