Botanists used virus-induced gene silencing and gene expression experiments to understand the function of brassinosteroid-related transcription factors in Aquilegia coerulea petal spurs.
Tag - Aquilegia
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Staminodes of Aquilegia: how an unusual floral organ develops
Why would a flower want sterile stamens. An investigation into their development yields some clues.
Laura Skates
On the origin of orphan hybrids between Aquilegia formosa and Aquilegia flavescens
The outcomes of natural hybridization are incredibly varied, ranging from hybrid speciation to extinction of parental taxa. Orphan hybrid populations or lineages are those that occur in the absence of the parental taxa...
William Salter