Genetic mechanisms of apomixis

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 358, Issue 1434, 2003, Pages 1095-1103

  Spielman, Melissa ^a   Vinkenoog, Rinke ^a   Scott, Rod J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Endosperm; Fertilization; Imprinting; Methylation; Polyspermy

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0037967252     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1298     Document Type: Conference Paper

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