Characterization of wheat <it>Bell1</it>-type homeobox genes in floral organs of alloplasmic lines with <it>Aegilops crassa </it>cytoplasm

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Alloplasmic wheat lines with <it>Aegilops crassa </it>cytoplasm often show homeotic conversion of stamens into pistils under long-day conditions. In the pistillody-exhibiting florets, an ectopic ovule is formed within the...

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Main Authors: Murai Koji, Hirabayashi Chizuru, Hatano Hitoshi, Mizumoto Kota, Takumi Shigeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/2