Evidence for parent-of-origin effects and interparental conflict in seeds of an ancient flowering plant lineage
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2491
Abstract: Theoretical and empirical studies have long connected the evolutionary innovation of endosperm, a genetically biparental product of a double fertilization process unique to flowering plants (angiosperms), to conflicting parental interests over offspring provisioning. Yet, none… read more here.
Keywords: seed; conflict; lineage; flowering ... See more keywords