The New phytologist
Homology and heterochrony in the evolution of conifer seed cones.
Kelly K S Matsunaga
Published: 202510.1111/nph.70783
Abstract
The homology and evolutionary origins of conifer seed cones have been debated in the plant morphology literature for over a century. Although seed cones are broadly considered to be compound, in which the ovule-bearing structure is a highly modified…
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