Leaf polarity and meristem formation in Arabidopsis.

Abstract excerpt

Shoot apical meristems (SAMs) of seed plants are small groups of pluripotent cells responsible for making leaves, stems and flowers. While the primary SAM forms during embryogenesis, new SAMs, called axillary SAMs, develop later on the body of the plant and give rise to branches. In Arabidopsis p...

Topics

• Arabidopsis
• Arabidopsis Proteins
• Body Patterning
• Homeodomain Proteins
• Meristem
• Models, Biological
• Mutation
• Plant Leaves
• Plant Shoots