Bibliograph

Blossoms and the genes that make them, Maxine F. Singer

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Blossoms and the genes that make them, Maxine F. Singer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blossoms and the genes that make them

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

999543721

Responsibility statement

Maxine F. Singer

Summary

Flowers evolved to attract pollinators, so new generations of plant can form. But how do plants know when to bloom, and how do they construct their flowers? This book describes what we have learnt of the astonishing genetic and epigenetic processes behind the dazzling variety of flower shapes, colours, and scents

Table Of Contents

Part I. What plants are and what they can do. Names -- Plants are like animals, only different -- Sensing the environment. Part II. How genes work. How genes work -- Switching genes on and off. Part III. Time to flower. Growing up green -- Warm and cold -- Light and dark. Part IV. Shaping a flower. The construction site -- Special shapes. Part V. Decorating a flower. Painting the petals -- The perfume factory

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