Programmed Changes in Form during Moss Development.
The Plant CellPublished 1 July 1997Open access
Karen S. Schumaker, Margaret A. Dietrich
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In this review, the reader is introduced to the processes involved in moss development, speculate on some of the underlying mechanisms, outline the advantages of using moss development to understand elements of general eukaryotic development, and identify areas that require additional research and clarification.
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K. S. Schumaker, M. A. Dietrich; Programmed Changes in Form during Moss Development., The Plant Cell, Volume 9, Issue 7, 1 July 1997, Pages 1099–1107, http
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