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Insights into root development from Arabidopsis root mutants
Author(s) -
BENFEY P. N.,
SCHIEFELBEIN J. W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
plant, cell and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 200
eISSN - 1365-3040
pISSN - 0140-7791
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00159.x
Subject(s) - arabidopsis , arabidopsis thaliana , root (linguistics) , biology , plant development , mutant , lateral root , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , plant roots , root system , genetics , gene , linguistics , philosophy
The root provides a useful system for the analysis of plant organ formation. Mutations that affect root development and physiology have been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana. Affected processes include embryonic root formation, cell expansion, cell differentiation and response to environmental stimuli. Analysis of these mutations is providing insight into fundamental questions of plant development.