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Genetic and Phenotypic Analyses of Petal Development in Arabidopsis

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Flower Development

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1110))

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The link between gene regulation/function and organ shape (morphogenesis) is poorly understood and remains one of the major issues in developmental biology. Petals are attractive model organs for studying organogenesis mainly because they have a simple laminar structure with a small number of cell types. Moreover, because petals are dispensable for plant growth and reproduction, one can experimentally manipulate petal development and dissect the genetic mechanisms behind the changes without serious effects on plant viability. Here, we describe the methods used to study petal development at the molecular, cytological, and genetic level, and more specifically mitotic and post-mitotic growth control during petal morphogenesis.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Dali Ma for helpful discussion and for critical reading of this review. Work in our group is funded by the Agence Nationale de Recherche (ANR-09-BLAN-0006), by the Biology Department of the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), and by the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

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  1. Laboratory Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Lyon 1, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France

    Judit Szécsi, Barbara Wippermann & Mohammed Bendahmane

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Szécsi, J., Wippermann, B., Bendahmane, M. (2014). Genetic and Phenotypic Analyses of Petal Development in Arabidopsis . In: Riechmann, J., Wellmer, F. (eds) Flower Development. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1110. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9408-9_8

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