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. 2004 May 6;16(Suppl):S32–S45. doi: 10.1105/tpc.015933

Regulation of ovule development.

Debra J Skinner 1, Theresa A Hill 1, Charles S Gasser 1
PMCID: PMC2643397  PMID: 15131247

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