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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Zea mays
SUBMITTER: Blake Meyers
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52879 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Plant cell 20141202 12
Plant architecture is determined by meristems that initiate leaves during vegetative development and flowers during reproductive development. Maize (Zea mays) inflorescences are patterned by a series of branching events, culminating in floral meristems that produce sexual organs. The maize fuzzy tassel (fzt) mutant has striking inflorescence defects with indeterminate meristems, fasciation, and alterations in sex determination. fzt plants have dramatically reduced plant height and shorter, narro ...[more]