Interpretation of mutants in leaf morphology: genetic evidence for a compensatory system in leaf morphogenesis that provides a new link between cell and organismal theories.

Abstract excerpt

On the basis of "cell theory," we tend to think that some changes in cellular behavior must be responsible for mutant morphology. According to the cell theory, the unit of morphogenesis of a multicellular organism is the cell. Another interpretation of morphogenesis of plants is the "organismal theory," which postulates that the individual cell is not the basic unit of morphogenesis. Here we examine the validity...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Genes, Plant
• Share to Models, Genetic