Molecular foundations of reproductive lethality in Arabidopsis thaliana.

The SeedGenes database (www.seedgenes.org) contains information on more than 400 genes required for embryo development in Arabidopsis. Many of these EMBRYO-DEFECTIVE (EMB) genes encode proteins with an essential function required throughout the life cycle. This raises a fundamental question. Why doe...

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Main Authors: Rosanna Muralla, Johnny Lloyd, David Meinke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3229588?pdf=render