Undoing the 'nasty: dissecting touch-sensitive stigma movement (thigmonasty) and its loss in self-pollinating monkeyflowers
L. Fishman, M. McIntosh, T. C. Nelson, K. Baesen, F. R. Finseth, E. Stark-dykema
The paper investigates the genetic and molecular basis of stigma closure in monkeyflowers, identifying QTLs and gene expression patterns associated with this trait and its loss in self-pollinating species.
bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology