Efficient parthenogenesis via egg cell expression of maize BABY BOOM 1: a step toward synthetic apomixis
Debra J Skinner,
Michelle D Mallari,
Kashaf Zafar
et al.
Abstract:The maize BABY BOOM 1 gene, when ectopically expressed in egg cells, induces parthenogenetic haploid progeny at high frequency, suggesting a promising route for producing clonal hybrid seeds in maize.
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