Plant Embryo (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Plant Embryo

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This is a young plant embryo (8-cell stage) in a developing seed of Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress). At this stage maternal gene activity predominates, while paternal genes will get activated gradually as embryogenesis proceeds.

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Michael T. Raissig, Institute of Plant Biology

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