Genomics of Flower Identity in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.).

ABSTRACT: The identity of the four characteristic whorls of typical eudicots, namely, sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels, is specified by the overlapping action of homeotic genes, whose single and combined contributions have been described in detail in the so-called ABCDE model. Continuous species-specific refinements and translations resulted in this model providing the basis for understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms of flower development in model organisms, such as Arabidopsis thaliana and other main plant species. Although grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) represents an extremely important cultivated fruit crop globally, studies related to the genetic determinism of flower development are still rare, probably because of the limited interest in sexual reproduction in a pla

SUBMITTER: Palumbo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437108 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature