1 A Developmental Genetic Model for the Origin of the Flower
Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 20: Flowering and its Manipulation
I. Core Development and Genetics
David A. Baum,
Lena C. Hileman,
David A. Baum
Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLena C. Hileman
Dexpartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDavid A. Baum,
Lena C. Hileman,
David A. Baum
Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLena C. Hileman
Dexpartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Search for more papers by this authorThis article was originally published in 2006 in Flowering and its Manipulation, Volume 20 (ISBN 9781405128087) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Charles Ainsworth. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- What is a Flower?
- Phylogenetic and Paleontological Context
- Evolutionary Novelties of the Flower
- Ordering the Key Steps in Floral Evolution
- Developmental Genetic Background
- Models for the Origin of Bisexuality
- Apical Megasporophyll Production on a Microsporangiate Axis?
- The Compression of the Floral Axis
- The Evolution of the Perianth
- The Origin of a Dimorphic Perianth
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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