Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "flower"
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Disruption of the petal identity gene APETALA3-3 is highly correlated with loss of petals within the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013)Absence of petals, or being apetalous, is usually one of the most important features that characterizes a group of flowering plants at high taxonomic ranks (i.e., family and above). The apetalous condition, however, appears ... -
Exploring the development and diversification of the unique Aquilegia nectar spur
(2022-05-09)Angiosperms are the most species-rich and morphologically diverse group in the plant kingdom, yet are also the most recently evolved. The flower itself, unique to the angiosperms, is where much of this diversity is on ...