MpmiR319 promotes gemmagemma cup formation in the Liverwort

Single, prepared slide of Marchantia gemmae Wholemount Also known as liverwort, Marchantia reproduces asexually by means of gemmae Great for biology

The saucer is a gemma cup and the lentil-shaped objects are gemmae Gemmae allow the plant to reproduce asexually Each gemma is capable of growing into a

gemmae cups The R2R3-MYB transcription factor GEMMA CUP-ASSOCIATED MYB1 plays a crucial role in gemma cup formation MpGCAM1 is expressed at both

gemma cups The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha This species bears cup-shaped structures called gemma cups , each of which contains several discoid gemmae