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Development of the Male and Female Gametophyte Generations

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Formation of Male Gametophytes in the Stamen

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Female Gametophyte Development in the Ovule

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Pollination and Fertilization in Flowering Plants

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Tantikanjana, T., Nasrallah, M. E., and Nasrallah, J. B. (2010) Complex networks of self-incompatibility signaling in the Brassicaceae. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 13: 520–526.

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Selfing versus Outcrossing

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Apomixis: Asexual Reproduction by Seed

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Marimuthu, M. P. A., Jolivet, S., Ravi, M., Pereira, L., Davda, J. N., Cromer, L., Wang, L., Nogué, F., Chan, S. W. L., Siddiqi, I., et al. (2011) Synthetic clonal reproduction through seeds. Science 331: 876.

Rodriguez-Leal, D., and Vielle-Calzada, J.-P. (2012) Regulation of apomixis: Learning from sexual experience. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 15: 549–555.

Endosperm Development

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Schmidt, A., Wöhrmann, H. J. P., Raissig, M. T., Arand, J., Gheyselinck, J., Gagliardini, V., Heichinger, C., Walter, J., and Grossniklaus, U. (2013) The polycomb group protein MEDEA and the DNA methyltransferase MET1 interact to repress autonomous endosperm development in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 73: 776–787.

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Seed Coat Development

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Lepiniec, L., Debeaujon, I., Routaboul, J.-M., Baudry, A., Pourcel, L., Nesi, N., and Caboche, M. (2006) Genetics and biochemistry of seed flavonoids. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 57: 405–430.

Seed Maturation and Desiccation Tolerance

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Fruit Development and Ripening

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