Recruitment of an ancient branching program to suppress carpel development in maize flowers
H. Klein, J. P. Gallagher, E. Demesa-Arevalo, M. J. Abraham-Juarez, M. Heeney, R. Feil, J. E. Lunn, Y. Xiao, G. S. Chuck, C. J. Whipple, D. Jackson, M. E. Bartlett
The paper identifies a genetic interaction between GT1 and RA3 in maize, showing their roles in suppressing carpel development and inflorescence branching through an ancient developmental program.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2021Plant Biology