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Category Archives: LEAFY
A miraculous mirabilis: the gymnosperm Welwitschia provides new insights into the origin of flowers
by Frank Wellmer Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland The specification of male and female reproductive organs in gymnosperms and angiosperms is thought to be remarkably similar and to depend on the activities of B and C class … Continue reading
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Tagged angiosperms, evolution, flowers, Frank Wellmer, gymnosperms, LEAFY (LFY), NEEDLY (NDLY), origins of flowers, Welwitschia mirabilis
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New insights into LEAFY structure and function
by Frank Wellmer Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland The plant-specific transcription factor LEAFY (LFY) is a master regulator of early flower development (Weigel et al., 1992). It orchestrates the onset of flowering and is involved in activating … Continue reading
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Tagged APETALA1, flower development, Frank Wellmer, Sterile Alpha Motif
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