THE WAR OF THE WHORLS - GENETIC INTERACTIONS CONTROLLING FLOWER DEVELOPMENT

被引:2295
作者
COEN, ES
MEYEROWITZ, EM
机构
[1] CALTECH, DIV BIOL, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
[2] JOHN INNES INST, DEPT GENET, NORWICH NR4 7UH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1038/353031a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The analysis of mutations affecting flower structure has led to the identification of some of the genes that direct flower development. Cloning of these genes has allowed the formulation of molecular models of how floral meristem and organ identity may be specified, and has shown that the distantly related flowering plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Antirrhinum majus use homologous mechanisms in floral pattern formation.
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