Author
McCormick, Sheila |
Submitted to: Current Opinion in Plant Biology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 2/1/1998 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Self-incompatibility allows plants to recognize and reject pollen from the same plant, thereby reducing inbreeding. Although in most cases self-incompatibility is controlled by a single genetic locus, recent results show that surprisingly complex signal transduction pathways and many players are involved in pollen recognition and rejection. Technical Abstract: Self-incompatibility allows plants to recognize and reject pollen from the same plant, thereby reducing inbreeding. Although in most cases self-incompatibility is controlled by a single genetic locus, recent results show that surprisingly complex signal transduction pathways and many players are involved in pollen recognition and rejection. |