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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-08-01
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Series: | EvoDevo |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-016-0054-6 |