Apospory appears to accelerate onset of meiosis and sexual embryo sac formation in sorghum ovules

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetically unreduced (2<it>n</it>) embryo sacs (ES) form in ovules of gametophytic apomicts, the 2<it>n </it>eggs of which develop into embryos parthenogenetically. In many apomicts, 2<it>n </it>E...

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Main Authors: Elliott Estella, Jamison Michelle, Carman John G, Dwivedi Krishna K, Naumova Tamara N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/9