T細胞質の雄性無菌トウモロコシ (Zea mays) の花粉中絶:提案されたメカニズム

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 5, 1978
PubMed
まとめ

ミトコンドリアはトウモロコシのアンサーで急速に複製しますが,T型トウモロコシのミトコンドリアDNAの変化は分解につながります. これは,ミトコンドリアDNAの変化が,Zea mays.でストレス関連の機能障害を引き起こす可能性があることを示唆しています.

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