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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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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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Auxin | Phyllotaxy and the root apical meristem | ![]() |
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Ethylene | Auxin: discovery, biosynthesis, transport. | ![]() |
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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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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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Blue light receptors | Blue light receptors | ![]() |
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Circadian clock | Circadian clock | ![]() |