Abstract
Sex determination in the flowers of maize involves the abortion of stamen or pistil development. Recent work investigating genes that control this process reveals that a microRNA is involved in both the sex determination of the male inflorescence and its growth pattern.
Date of this Version
1-30-2008
DOI
10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-204
Recommended Citation
Banks, Jo Ann, "MicroRNA, Sex Determination and Floral Meristem Determinacy in Maize" (2008). Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Faculty Publications. Paper 19.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-204
Comments
This is the publisher pdf of Jo Banks. MicroRNA, Sex Determination and Floral Meristem Determinacy in Maize. Genome Biology 2008, 9:204 (30 January 2008) and is available at: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-204.