Woody Structure of Aspen Stems (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Woody Structure of Aspen Stems

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Microscopic images of wood tissues from wild type (a) and transgenic (b) aspen trees show similar anatomical and structural features, suggesting that the transgenic plant maintains normal growth and wood formation even with altered lignin composition.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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