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In the journal New Phytologist, the Kobe University team reports that the identified a gene that is necessary for the development of vegetative and sexual reproductive organs. In rare cases, plants lacking the gene form empty, shot-glass-shaped cups instead of the usually wide and shallow gemma cups, leading them to name the gene “SHOT GLASS.”
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ISHIZAKI Kimitsune
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