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double fertilization forming a zygote and endosperm

Known as: double fertilization 
Fertilization where one of the two sperm nuclei from the pollen tube fuses with the egg nucleus to form a 2n zygote, and the other fuses with the two… Expand
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male-female gamete recognition during double fertilization

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Distinct Dynamics of HISTONE3 Variants between the Two Fertilization Products in Plants
Sexual reproduction involves epigenetic reprogramming comprising DNA methylation and histone modifications. In addition, dynamics… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 is essential for angiosperm fertilization
The double fertilization process in angiosperms is based on the delivery of a pair of sperm cells by the pollen tube (the male… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A positive signal from the fertilization of the egg cell sets off endosperm proliferation in angiosperm embryogenesis
Double fertilization of the egg cell and the central cell by one sperm cell each produces the diploid embryo and the typically… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Arabidopsis CDKA;1, a cdc2 homologue, controls proliferation of generative cells in male gametogenesis.
The protein kinase cdc2 is conserved throughout eukaryotes and acts as a key regulator of the cell cycle. In plants, A-type… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Arabidopsis MSI1 is a component of the MEA/FIE Polycomb group complex and required for seed development.
Seed development in angiosperms initiates after double fertilization, leading to the formation of a diploid embryo and a triploid… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Arabidopsis haiku Mutants Reveal New Controls of Seed Size by Endosperm1
In flowering plants, maternal seed integument encloses the embryo and the endosperm, which are both derived from double… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
The mechanisms of pollination and fertilization in plants.
In flowering plants, pollen grains germinate to form pollen tubes that transport male gametes (sperm cells) to the egg cell in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Seed plant phylogeny inferred from all three plant genomes: monophyly of extant gymnosperms and origin of Gnetales from conifers.
Phylogenetic relationships among the five groups of extant seed plants are presently quite unclear. For example, morphological… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phylogeny of seed plants based on all three genomic compartments: extant gymnosperms are monophyletic and Gnetales' closest relatives are conifers.
Efforts to resolve Darwin's "abominable mystery"-the origin of angiosperms-have led to the conclusion that Gnetales and various… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Fertilization-independent seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana.
We report mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana (fertilization-independent seed:fis) in which certain processes of seed development are… Expand
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