MicroRNA, sex determination and floral meristem determinacy in maize.
Sex determination in the flowers of maize involves the abortion of stamen or pistil development. Recent work investigating genes that control this process reveals that a microRNA is involved in both the sex determination of the male inflorescence and its growth pattern.
Banks
Jo Ann
JA
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. banksj@purdue.edu
D056626:Inflorescence; D018519:Meristem; D035683:MicroRNAs; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
D035683:MicroRNAs