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MicroRNA, sex determination and floral meristem determinacy in maize.

Genome biology
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-204
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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.

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Banks, J. A. (2008). MicroRNA, sex determination and floral meristem determinacy in maize. Genome Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-204

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