Why should we study the plant cell cycle?
Description of the molecular biology of plant and animal cell cycles highlights similarities and critical differences. The cell cycle is a point of control in both growth and development and deepening understanding of underlying processes and mechanisms may have many practical applications.
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Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. diinz@gengenp.rug.ac.be
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000502:physiology; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics