Open AccessApomixis and Gene Expression in Boechera
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.110.220312
Subject(s) - apomixis , biology , meiosis , botany , human fertilization , gene , genetics , ploidy
The ability to induce apomixis, the production of seeds from maternal tissues without fertilization or meiosis, in crop plants has been referred to as a holy grail of plant biology. Apomixis leads to genetically identical progeny, which would, for instance, allow crops to retain complex features
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