1997
Evidence for a common sex determination mechanism for pistil abortion in maize and in its wild relative Tripsacum
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Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion Cell 74, 757–768
Delong A, Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion Cell 74, 757–768. Trends In Genetics 1993, 9: 378. DOI: 10.1016/0168-9525(93)90129-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research