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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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Auxin |
Phyllotaxy and the root apical meristem |
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Ethylene |
Auxin: discovery, biosynthesis, transport. |
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6. |
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Gibberellins |
Auxin: transport, acid growth hypothesis, phototropism |
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Cytokinins |
Auxin: gravitropism; other physiological roles, molecular mechanism of action. Introduction to cytokinins |
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8. |
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Brassinosteroids/Abscisic acid |
Cytokinins: discovery and biosynthesis, sites of action; physiological roles, receptor and signal transduction. |
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Photoreceptors phytochrome |
Giberellins continued: identification of receptors and signaling mechanism. Ethylene: discovery and biosythesis. |
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10. |
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Blue light receptors |
Blue light receptors |
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11. |
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Circadian clock |
Circadian clock |
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