Flower development. Origin of the cauliflower

Curr Biol. 1995 Apr 1;5(4):361-3. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00072-8.

Abstract

A mutant gene that is responsible for generating cauliflower-like heads in the model laboratory plant Arabidopsis has been cloned, and the same gene has been shown to be mutant in edible cauliflowers.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / ultrastructure
  • Arabidopsis Proteins*
  • Brassica / genetics*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • MADS Domain Proteins*
  • Mutation
  • Plant Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • CAL protein, Arabidopsis
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • MADS Domain Proteins
  • Plant Proteins