Developmental Course of a sho3 Embryo.
(A) Wild-type embryo at 5 DAP differentiating scutellum, coleoptile, epiblast, and SAM (white arrowhead) with first leaf primordia (1l).
(B) Mature wild-type embryo. SAM is indicated by the white arrowhead.
(C) Shoot apex of a mature wild-type embryo with three leaf primordia (1l, 2l, and 3l) and the domelike SAM (white arrowhead).
(D) sho3 embryo at 6 DAP differentiating scutellum, epiblast, and SAM (arrowhead) with first leaf primordia (1l) but no coleoptile.
(E) Mature sho3 embryo with scutellum and abnormal shoot. SAM is indicated by the white arrowhead.
(F) Shoot apex of a sho3 embryo with three abnormal leaf primordia (1l, 2l, and 3l) and flat SAM (white arrowhead).
Co, coleoptile; Ep, epiblast; Sc, scutellum. ; .