Mature Monophyllaea Glabra (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Mature Monophyllaea Glabra

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(A) An individual Monophyllaea glabra with one large leaf in front and a cluster of flowers growing from the base of the leaf. (B) Monophyllaea glabra at only a few days old showing a growth-ceased cotyledon (left) and developing cotyledon (right). The area where the gene ANGUSTIFOLIA3 works is stained purple. The yellow lines in the B' enlargement photo show the area where ANGUSTIFOLIA3 is not active in plants with typical anatomy commonly used as models in research labs, such as the thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Photo by Hirokazu Tsukaya, CC BY

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