Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes

Zusammenfassung This book studies the developmental biology of fern gametophytes! from their beginning through growth and maturation to their reproductive strategies. It is intended to interest and instruct advanced undergraduates and graduate students and to make an important contribution to teaching cell and developmental biology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Beginning: 2. The spore - beginning of the gametophytic phase; 3. Physiology of spore germination; 4. Cell determination and morphogenesis during germination; 5. Biochemical cytology and biochemistry of germination; Part II. Growth and Maturation: 6. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - the germ filament; 7. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - induction of planar growth; 8. Role of protein and nucleic acid synthesis in planar growth; 9. Vegetative and reconstitutive growth of gametophytes; Part III. Reproductive Strategies: 10. Control of differentiation of sex organs on gametophytes; 11. Sexuality and genetics of gametophytes; 12. Gametogenesis and fertilization; 13. Apogamy - an alternate development program of gametophytes; 14. Apospory - formation of gametophytes without meiosis; References; Author index; Subject index.

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• Autori: V. Raghavan, Valayamghat Raghavan
• Con la collaborazione di: Jonathan B. L. Bard (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.07.2005
• EAN: 9780521017251
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01725-1
• Pagine: 376
• Serie: Developmental and Cell Biology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica