Seed size is controlled by maternally produced small RNAs: research
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:03
in Biology & Nature
Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant's mother, a discovery from scientists at The University of Texas at Austin that has implications for agriculture and understanding plant evolution.
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