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. 2017 Mar 15;36(6):703-704.
doi: 10.15252/embj.201796735. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

No sex please, we're (in)breeding

David Jackson  1
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No sex please, we're (in)breeding

David Jackson. EMBO J. .

Abstract

A genetic trick allows induction of haploid maize plants by a process known as gynogenesis, which is a useful tool for breeders. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Gilles et al (2017) show that loss of function of a patatin‐like phospholipase A underlies the induction of gynogenesis, findings that were also made in two other recent studies (Kelliher et al, 2017; Liu et al, 2017).

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Figure 1. Role of the NLD gene in maize fertilization
A frameshift mutation in the maize NLD gene leads to the generation of haploid maize plants in a process known as gynogenesis.
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