title: The genetics of plant morphological evolution.
abstract: Considerable progress has been made in identifying genes that are involved in the evolution of plant morphologies. Elements of the ABC model of flower development are conserved throughout angiosperms, and homologous MADS-box genes function in gymnosperm reproduction. Candidate gene and mapping analyses of floral symmetry, sex determination, inflorescence architecture, and compound leaves provide intriguing glimpses into the evolution of morphological adaptations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Box 7614, 3513 Gardner Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA. kashepar@unity.ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Kristen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Shepard
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Purugganan
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005075:Biological Evolution; D032462:Cycadopsida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D026161:MADS Domain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D012098:Reproduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D026161:MADS Domain Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors