Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: Physcomitrella patens.
Development
; 137(21): 3535-43, 2010 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The moss Physcomitrella patens has recently emerged as a powerful genetically tractable model plant system. As a member of the bryophytes, P. patens provides a unique opportunity to study the evolution of a myriad of plant traits, such as polarized cell growth, gametophyte-to-sporophyte transitions, and sperm-to-pollen transition. The availability of a complete genome sequence, together with the ability to perform gene targeting efficiently in P. patens has spurred a flurry of elegant reverse genetic studies in this plant model that address a variety of key questions in plant developmental biology.
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Biologia do Desenvolvimento
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Bryopsida
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Evolução Molecular
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En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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