2002/01/01 by Célia Baroux, Charles Spillane, Ueli Grossniklaus · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Reproductive Biology #Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics #Plant Diversity and Evolution
paper · pdf · doi:10.1186/gb-2002-3-9-reviews1026
openalex publication_date 2002/01/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The evolutionary origin of double fertilization and the resultant endosperm tissue in flowering plants remains a puzzle, despite over a century of research. The recent resurgence of approaches to evolutionary developmental biology combining comparative biology with phylogenetics provides new understanding of endosperm origins.