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Introduction/ Patterns in Plant Development |
Introduction to plant development; compare and contrast with animial development. Embryogenesis; establishing basic body plan |
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2. |
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Embryogenesis/Shoot development |
Embryogenesis continued |
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Root development/ Hormones introduction |
Cell plate formation and organ shape; shoot apical meristem |
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4. |
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Root development/ Hormones introduction |
Phyllotaxy and the root apical meristem |
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Auxin |
Auxin: discovery, biosynthesis, transport. |
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Auxin |
Auxin: transport, acid growth hypothesis, phototropism |
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Auxin |
Auxin: gravitropism; other physiological roles, molecular mechanism of action. Introduction to cytokinins |
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Cytokinins |
Cytokinins: discovery and biosynthesis, sites of action; physiological roles, receptor and signal transduction. Introduction to gibberellins: discovery, biiosynthesis, seed germination and other roles. |
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Gibberellins |
Gibberellins continued: identification of receptors and signaling mechanism. Ethylene: discovery and biosythesis. Physioloical roles, senescence, fruit ripening. Receptors and signaling mechanism. |
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Phytochrome |
Phytochrome: properties; structure; ecological significance |
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Blue light receptors |
Blue light signaling: phototropin discovery and properties, role in phototropsim. |
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circadian clock/Flowering |
Circadian clock function and molecular basis; flowering time control |
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Photoperiodism |
Circadian clock function and molecular basis; flowering time control |
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14. |
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Flower development; water relations |
ABC model of flower development |
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