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The Regulation of Ontogenetic Diversity in Papaveraceae Compound Leaf Development

Plant, Alastair R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367928814

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2013, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Plant Biology (Arts and Sciences).
The leaf is almost ubiquitous throughout land plants but due to its complex and flexible developmental program is highly morphologically variable between taxa. Description of the functions of regulatory genes key to leaf development in different evolutionary lineages allows the study of changes in developmental mechanisms through evolutionary time as a means for anatomical and morphological diversification. The roles of homologs of CINCINNATA-like TCP family genes, ARP genes, and Class I KNOX genes were investigated in two members of the Papaveraceae, a basal eudicot lineage positioned in between major angiosperm groups, by phylogenetic analysis, in situ hybridization, expression profiling by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and virus-induced gene silencing in Eschscholzia californica and Cysticapnos vesicaria. Expression data were similar to those for homologous genes in core eudicot species, however, some gene functions found in core eudicots were not associated with basal eudicot homologs, and so have either been gained or lost from the ancestral state. This reflects the dynamism of the leaf developmental plan and its diversification through evolution.
Stefan Gleissberg (Advisor)
Harvey Ballard (Committee Member)
Sarah Wyatt (Committee Member)
165 p.
Botany; Evolution and Development; Plant Biology
Evo-devo; leaf; development; Papaveraceae; CINCINNATA; PHANTASTICA; laser microdissection; basal eudicot

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  • Plant, A. R. (2013). The Regulation of Ontogenetic Diversity in Papaveraceae Compound Leaf Development [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367928814

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Plant, Alastair. The Regulation of Ontogenetic Diversity in Papaveraceae Compound Leaf Development. 2013. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367928814.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Plant, Alastair. "The Regulation of Ontogenetic Diversity in Papaveraceae Compound Leaf Development." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1367928814

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