Hiroshima University researchers identified a master switch gene controlling asexual reproduction in liverwort plants. The discovery advances understanding of plant cloning mechanisms with potential agricultural applications.
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How plants make copies of themselves—key 'cloning switch' gene identified

Controls Asexual Reproduction Initiation Gene function
Marchantia Polymorpha (Liverwort) Model organism
Acts As Master Switch For Gemma Development Mechanism