Open AccessInteractions of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genes That Affect Male Gametophyte Development
Author(s) -
Maureen R. Hanson
Publication year - 2004
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.015966
Subject(s) - gametophyte , biology , affect (linguistics) , gene , genetics , nuclear gene , mitochondrial dna , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , communication , pollen , sociology
Apart from their agronomic importance in hybrid seed production, mutations that encode cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) provide a means to probe the role of the mitochondrion in reproductive development. Fertility restorers are examples of nuclear genes that affect cytoplasmic gene expression, and
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