maize mutant phenotypes

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embryo specific embryo specific: embryo development blocked at late proembryo to early transition stage.

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing tiny late proembryo stage embryo (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face showing enlarged, very irregular scutellum (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific Photo of emb2 kernel showing transition stage embryo with irregular embryo proper (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing elongated necrotic scutellum (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific a mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing irregular scutellum and displaced, protruding coleoptile (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing irregular scutellum with necrotic areas along margin (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing massive lighter scutellum with darker colored sectors (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific A mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing well-developed shoot axis and lower scutellum, and complete absence of upper scutellum (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).

embryo specific a mutant kernel with pericarp and aleurone removed from germinal face, showing bulbous suspensor and elongated embryo proper (photo courtesy J. Clark and W. Sheridan).