Figure 3.

Induction of Ectopic Meristems on the Lateral Organs of fil-8 yab3-2 Plants.

Arrows indicate the positions of ectopic meristems.

(A) Ectopic inflorescence meristems on both sides of the leaf margin.

(B) Ectopic meristem at the bifurcation point on a leaf.

(C) Higher magnification of the meristem shown in (B).

(D) Ectopic inflorescence meristem on a rosette leaf margin (LM).

(E) Emergence of an ectopic meristem on the adaxial surface of a rosette leaf.

(F) and (G) A YAB3::GUS marker was used to identify the emergence of ectopic meristems from cotyledon (F) and leaf (G).

(H) Section of a leaf that has ectopic meristems reveals that they emerge from the vasculature tissues.

(I) Differentiation of the procambium strand from the vein of a leaf producing ectopic meristems.