A Silk-Expressed Pectin Methylesterase Confers Cross-Incompatibility Between Wild and Domesticated Strains of Zea mays
Y. Lu, S. A. Hokin, J. L. Kermicle, M. M. S. Evans
The Tcb1-female gene encodes a Pectin Methylesterase that in teosinte silks prevents fertilization by maize pollen.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2019Evolutionary Biology