Ectopic expression of a Chlamydomonas mt+-specific homeodomain protein in mt- gametes initiates zygote development without gamete fusion.
D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D015870:Gene Expression; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000502:physiology*