Evaluation of the Possible Contribution of Various Regulatory Genes to Determination of Carpel Number as a Potential Mechanism for Optimal Agricultural Yield
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Natural Variation in Gynoecium Structure
3. The Structural Organization in Floral Meristem
4. Genes Defining Identity of Floral Organs and Their Possible Contribution to Multicarpelly
5. Key Players in Regulation of FM Size: CLV/WUS Negative Feedback Loop
6. FM Should Not Proliferate for Too Long: AG/WUS Interaction
7. Further Regulatory Genes Potentially Contributing to Multicarpelly
8. Potential Use of Certain Mutations in Agriculture
9. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Abiri, N.; Sinjushin, A.; Tekdal, D.; Cetiner, S. Evaluation of the Possible Contribution of Various Regulatory Genes to Determination of Carpel Number as a Potential Mechanism for Optimal Agricultural Yield. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 9723. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179723
Abiri N, Sinjushin A, Tekdal D, Cetiner S. Evaluation of the Possible Contribution of Various Regulatory Genes to Determination of Carpel Number as a Potential Mechanism for Optimal Agricultural Yield. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(17):9723. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179723
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbiri, Naghmeh, Andrey Sinjushin, Dilek Tekdal, and Selim Cetiner. 2022. "Evaluation of the Possible Contribution of Various Regulatory Genes to Determination of Carpel Number as a Potential Mechanism for Optimal Agricultural Yield" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 17: 9723. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179723