Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution

ISBN-13: 9780415257909 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 543 str.

Quentin C.B. Cronk;Richard M. Bateman;Julie A. Hawkins

Opis

A benchmark text, Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution integrates the recent revolution in the molecular-developmental genetics of plants with mainstream evolutionary thought. It reflects the increasing cooperation between strongly genomics-influenced researchers, with their strong grasp of technology, and evolutionary morphogenetists and systematists who are more deeply rooted in comparative biology and patterns of plant evolution.
The book discusses our increasing understanding of gene function and expression, along with modern phylogenies. It integrates morphological and molecular data to highlight specific key transitions in plant evolution that warrant additional intensive study. Furthermore, it explores increasing knowledge of the physical expression of plant development from disciplines such as anatomy and paleobotany. Rather than focus on the technical aspects of plant genomics, this book provides genuinely integrated explanations of plant evolution.
The distinguished panel of contributors has succeeded in capturing a demanding subject in an accessible volume for a wide range of professional botanists and students in developmental biology, applied molecular biology, molecular evolution, morphogenesis, organismal botany, and theoretical systematics.

This benchmark text integrates the recent revolution in the molecular-developmental genetics of plants with mainstream evolutionary thought. Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution discusses our increasing understanding of gene function and expression, along with modern phylogenies. It integrates morphological and molecular data to highlight specific key transitions in plant evolution that warrant additional intensive study. Furthermore, it explores increasing knowledge of the physical expression of plant development from disciplines such as anatomy and paleobotany. Rather than focus on the technical aspects of plant genomics, this book provides genuinely integrated explanations of plant evolution.

Spis treści

Perspectives and Paradigms in Plant Evo-Devo. Impact of Transposons on Plant Genomes. Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Transference of Function, Heterotopy and The Evolution of Plant Development. Are Macroevolution and Microevolution Qualitatively Different? Evidence from Poaceae and Other Families. The Mostly Male Theory of Flower Origins. Generating and Filtering Major Phenotypic Novelties. Evolution of Adaptive Petal Cell Morphology. How the Land Plants Learned their Floral ABCs. Orchid Flowers. Involvement of Non-ABC MADS-box Genes in Determining Stamen and Carpel Identity in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae). Making Rays in the Asteraceae. Role of TCP Genes in the Evolution of Morphological Characters in Angiosperms. Floral Diversity and Evolution in the Solanaceae. Integrating Phylogeny, Developmental Morphology and Genetics. Identification of Genes Involved in Evolutionary Diversification of Leaf Morphology. Evolution of Vascular Plant Body Plans. The Telome Theory. A Developmental Perspective on the Evolution of Leaves. An Overview of Seed Plant Leaf Evolution. Comparative Developmental and Molecular Genetic Aspects of Leaf Dissection. Developmental Signals Regulating Leaf Form. Evolutionary History of the Monocot Leaf. Diatoms. Identifying the Genetic Causes of Phenotypic Evolution.

O autorze

Quentin C.B. Cronk, Richard M. Bateman, Julie A. Hawkins