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An axis of auxin

Nature volume 426, pages 132–135 (2003)Cite this article

Embryos have two distinct ends, which become apparent early on. Quite how this initial polarity is sustained in plant embryos has been unclear. Step forward the agent provocateur of plant development — auxin.

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Figure 1: The basics of early Arabidopsis development.

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Kepinski, S., Leyser, O. An axis of auxin. Nature 426, 132–135 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426132b

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