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Lateral Root Inducible System in Arabidopsis and Maize
Published on: January 14, 2016
Getting to the root of plant development: the genetics of Arabidopsis root formation
1Department of Biology, New York University, NY 10003.
Trends in Genetics : TIG
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
Root development in Arabidopsis thaliana is amenable to molecular genetic analyses because of its simplicity and accessibility. Genetic screens have identified a rich collection of mutants that can be used to address a variety of fundamental questions in plant developmental biology. These mutants have defects in genes that govern organ formation, meristem activity, cell differentiation and response to environmental conditions.
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