Genetics of gametophyte biogenesis in Arabidopsis

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-57

  Yang, Wei Cai ^a   Sundaresan, Venkatesan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL CYCLE; DIPLOIDY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PLOIDY; POLLEN; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL CYCLE; DIPLOIDY; ETHYLENES; GAMETOGENESIS; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; PERIODICITY; PLOIDIES; POLLEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0034142129     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00037-0     Document Type: Review

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