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C-Fern Image Gallery
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Mutant
selection in C-Fern. A selection on media supplemented with FuDR.
A single tolerant individual is shown in the center right
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An
etiolated C-Fern gametophyte
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An
etiolated C-Fern gametophyte
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Close-up of an etiolated C-Fern gametophyte showing sperm released from an antheridium |
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Illustration
of root tropism in C-Fern sporophytes. Top and bottom of same Petri
dish showing directional growth of roots
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