title: Developmental specialisations in the legume family.
abstract: The legume family is astonishingly diverse; inventiveness in the form of novel organs, modified organs and additional meristems, is rife. Evolutionary changes can be inferred from the phylogenetic pattern of this diversity, but a full understanding of the origin of these 'hopeful monsters' of meristematic potential requires clear phylogenetic reconstructions and extensive, species-rich, sequence data. The task is large, but rapid progress is being made in both these areas. Here we review specialisations that have been characterised in a subset of intensively studied papilionoid legume taxa at the vanguard of developmental genetic studies.
authors: Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3EE, UK. Electronic address: jmh18@aber.ac.uk.
authors: Julie M I
authors: JM
authors: Hofer
authors: Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3EE, UK.
authors: T H
authors: TH
authors: Noel Ellis
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008957:Models, Genetic; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development