TY - JOUR
T1 - The genetics of plant morphological evolution
AU - Shepard, Kristen A.
AU - Purugganan, Michael D.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank members of the Purugganan laboratory for helpful discussions. We are grateful to Barbara Ambrose, David Baum, and Tom Juenger for providing photographs. This work was funded in part by grants to MDP from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Considerable progress has been made in identifying genes that are involved in the evolution of plant morphologies. Elements of the ABC model of flower development are conserved throughout angiosperms, and homologous MADS-box genes function in gymnosperm reproduction. Candidate gene and mapping analyses of floral symmetry, sex determination, inflorescence architecture, and compound leaves provide intriguing glimpses into the evolution of morphological adaptations.
AB - Considerable progress has been made in identifying genes that are involved in the evolution of plant morphologies. Elements of the ABC model of flower development are conserved throughout angiosperms, and homologous MADS-box genes function in gymnosperm reproduction. Candidate gene and mapping analyses of floral symmetry, sex determination, inflorescence architecture, and compound leaves provide intriguing glimpses into the evolution of morphological adaptations.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1369-5266(01)00227-8
DO - 10.1016/S1369-5266(01)00227-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11788308
AN - SCOPUS:0036007032
SN - 1369-5266
VL - 5
SP - 49
EP - 55
JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
IS - 1
ER -