From tough nuts to touch-me-nots.
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Abstract
An intricate arrangement of different cell types is required for the spring-loaded mechanism of spontaneous seed dispersal typical for many fruits. Liljegren and colleagues (2004 [this issue of Cell]) describe a nonlinear network of transcription factor genes controlling this process.
Medical subject headings
- Fruit
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Seeds