Article
How to pattern a leaf.
Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology - 1 Jan 2012
Bolduc N, O'Connor D, Moon J, Lewis M, Hake S
Abstract excerpt
Leaf development presents a tremendous resource for tackling the question of patterning in biology. Leaves can be simple or highly dissected. They may have elaborated parts such as the tendrils of a pea leaf or the rolled blade of a carnivorous pitcher plant. Despite the variation in size, shape, and function, all leaves initiate in the same manner: from the flanks of a meristem. The maize leaf is useful for...
Topics
- Body Patterning
- Indoleacetic Acids
- Meristem
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves
- Plant Proteins
- Zea mays
