The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition in Higher Plants

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 610-615

  Xin, Hai Ping ^a,b   Zhao, Jing ^c   Sun, Meng Xiang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Maternal to zygotic transition; Nicotiana tabacum; Zygote

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANGIOSPERM; BOTANY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME; ZYGOTE;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84866313576     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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