Venus flytrap mutant DYSCALCULIA (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Venus flytrap mutant DYSCALCULIA

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Stimulation of the Venus flytrap by touch triggers electrical signals and calcium waves. The calcium signature is decoded; this causes the trap to shut quickly. The DYSC mutant has lost the ability to read and decode the calcium signature correctly.

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Ines Kreuzer / University of Wuerzburg

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