Female germline differentiation trajectory revealed by scRNA-seq. Female germline differentiation trajectory revealed by scRNA-seq

Female germline cells in flowering plants differentiate from somatic cells to produce specialized reproductive organs, called ovules, embedded deep inside the flowers. We investigated the molecular basis of this distinctive developmental program by performing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of Arabidopsis thaliana ovule primordia at three developmental time points during female germline differentiation.