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The making of gametes in higher plants

dc.contributor.authorBoavida, L.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, J.D.
dc.contributor.authorFeijó, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-23T10:53:45Z
dc.date.available2010-03-23T10:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractHigher plants have evolved to be one of the predominant life forms on this planet. A great deal of this evolutionary success relies in a very short gametophytic phase which underlies the sexual reproduction cycle. Sexual plant reproduction takes place in special organs of the flower. In most species the processes of gametogenesis, pollination, syngamy and embryogenesis are sequentially coordinated to give rise to a functional seed in a matter of few weeks. Any of these processes is so intricately complex and precisely regulated that it becomes no wonder that each involves more specific genes and cellular processes than any other function in the plant life cycle. While variability generation - the evolutionary output of the sexual cycle - is the same as in any other Kingdom, plants do it using a completely original set of mechanisms, many of which are not yet comprehended. In this paper, we cover the fundamental features of male and female gametogenesis. While the physiological and cellular bases of these processes have been continuously described since the early nineteen century, recent usage of Arabidopsis and other species as central models has brought about a great deal of specific information regarding their genetic regulation. Transcriptomics has recently enlarged the repertoire and pollen became the first gametophyte to have a fully described transcriptome in plants. We thus place special emphasis on the way this newly accumulated genetic and transcriptional information impacts our current understanding of the mechanisms of gametogenesis.pt
dc.identifier.citationBoavida, L, Becker, JD, Feijó, JA (2005). The making of gametes in higher plants. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 49: 595-614pt
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/77
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.052019lb
dc.language.isoengpt
dc.publisherUBC Presspt
dc.subjectPlants/cytology/genetics/growth & developmentpt
dc.subjectpollenpt
dc.subjectembryo sacpt
dc.subjectgametogenesispt
dc.subjectmicrosporogenesispt
dc.subjectmacrosporogenesispt
dc.titleThe making of gametes in higher plantspt
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage614pt
oaire.citation.startPage595pt
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Development Biologypt
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt
rcaap.typearticlept

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