The developmental and genetic bases of apetaly in Bocconia frutescens (Chelidonieae: Papaveraceae)

Abstract Background Bocconia and Macleaya are the only genera of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) lacking petals; however, the developmental and genetic processes underlying such evolutionary shift have not yet been studied. Results We studied floral development in two species of petal-less poppies B...

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Main Authors: Cristina Arango-Ocampo, Favio González, Juan Fernando Alzate, Natalia Pabón-Mora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-016-0054-6