title: Regulating shapes and sizes.
abstract: Mutations at many loci lead to altered shapes and sizes, suggesting complex regulation of the overall morphology of an organism. Two recent studies present data on how orientation of growth axes and perception of maturation signals might regulate growth processes.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Minsung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Neelima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D032161:Antirrhinum / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000235:genetics*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D048429:Cell Size / Q000235:genetics; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000235:genetics*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances