Turning meiosis into mitosis.

Apomixis, or asexual clonal reproduction through seeds, is of immense interest due to its potential application in agriculture. One key element of apomixis is apomeiosis, a deregulation of meiosis that results in a mitotic-like division. We isolated and characterised a novel gene that is directly in...

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Main Authors: Isabelle d'Erfurth, Sylvie Jolivet, Nicole Froger, Olivier Catrice, Maria Novatchkova, Raphaël Mercier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2685454?pdf=render