Selective microspore abortion correlated with aneuploidy: An indication of meiotic drive

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Furness, Carol A ^a   Rudall, Paula J ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Cyperaceae; Ericaceae; Monomicrospory; Programmed cell death; Pseudomonads

Indexed keywords

CAREX; CYPERACEAE; ERICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA; STYPHELIOIDEAE;

EID: 79951774684     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-010-0150-z     Document Type: Review

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