Style deflection is determined by the handedness of phyllotaxis and auxin-induced differential cell elongation in a species with mirror-image flowers
C. Robertson, H. Xue, M. Saltini, A. L. M. Fairnie, D. Lang, M. H. L. Kerstens, V. Willemsen, R. A. Ingle, S. C. H. Barrett, E. E. Deinum, N. Illing, M. Lenhard
This study identifies that floral handedness in Cyanella alba is determined by phyllotactic spiral direction and auxin-induced differential cell elongation, not genetics.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology