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Wild-type zygote. Confocal 3D reconstruction (Z-stack) of a wild-type gametophyte that has undergone fertilization to produce a zygote 2 h after flooding.

LEAFY demonstrates functions in reproductive development of the gametophyte but not the sporophyte of the fern Ceratopteris richardii

Hannah McConnell, Jancee R. Lanclos, Katelynn Willis, Nicholas Gjording, Genevieve Stockmann, Catalina Lind, Julin N. Maloof, Andrew R. G. Plackett, and Verónica S. Di Stilio

Development 2026. 153:None-None; doi: 10.1242/dev.204808

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