SEM micrograph showing tip of developing ear of maize

A scanning electron micrograph showing the tip (gray) of a developing ear of maize only 5 millimeters long, which grows abnormally due to mutations in genes that impact the plant’s growth and immune defenses. [Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant IOS 1936492.] Learn ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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