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SUMMARY:How to build a flower: Transformation in plant reproductive develo
 pment - Dr Chiara Airoldi\, Department of Plant Sciences
DTSTART:20190517T164500Z
DTEND:20190517T181000Z
UID:TALK118282@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Dr Antonio M. M. Rodrigues
DESCRIPTION:Plant reproductive development starts after the plant perceive
 s several external and endogenous signals. I will illustrate the journey o
 f plant reproductive development from the induction of the reproductive ph
 ase to the development of the floral organs. During the vegetative phase\,
  multiple sets of leaves originate from the meristem. Subsequently\, a com
 plex network of genes determines the transformation within a meristem that
  gives rise to the reproductive organs. Many years of research have elucid
 ated key regulatory genes involved in this process. We are now using the k
 nowledge we have of these genes to investigate their evolutionary history.
  We use transgenic approaches to study the function of closely-related gen
 es from different species to characterize how their functional abilities h
 ave changed through time. The ultimate aim is to understand how the comple
 x regulatory network that controls plant development has originated.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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