A Mutant of Maize (IMAGE)

Purdue University

A Mutant of Maize

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A mutant of maize that cannot produce brassinosteroids develops feminized sex organs with female kernels growing where male tassel flowers would normally occur.

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Purdue University photo/Burkhard Schulz

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