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Pollination and Flower Structure
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2020
Flowers are the reproductive, seed-producing structures of angiosperms. Typically, flowers consist of sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. Sepals and petals are the vegetative flower organs. Stamens and carpels are the reproductive organs. Flowers must be pollinated to produce seeds. In angiosperms, pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of the stamen (the male structure) to the stigma of the carpel (the female structure). Flowers may be self-pollinated or cross-pollinated.
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Live Confocal Imaging of Developing Arabidopsis Flowers
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2017
Live confocal imaging provides biologists with a powerful tool to study development. Here, we present a detailed protocol for the live confocal imaging of developing Arabidopsis flowers.
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The Tongue and Taste Buds
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2025
The surface of the tongue is covered with various small bumps called papillae, which either distribute what has been ingested (filiform papillae) or contain the sensory taste (or gustatory) receptor cells (fungiform, circumvallate, and foliate papillae). Embedded within each taste-related papilla are the taste buds—clusters of 30 to 100 gustatory receptor cells. Gustatory receptor cells extend finger-like projections called gustatory hairs (or microvilli) into a region known as the taste pore.
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Targeted in Situ Mutagenesis of Histone Genes in Budding Yeast
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2017
A strategy for generating mutations in histone genes at their endogenous location in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is presented.
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Analysis of the Development of a Morphological Phenotype as a Function of Protein Concentration in Budding Yeast
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2010
Gene deletion and protein overexpression are common methods for studying functions of proteins. In this article, we describe a protocol for analysis of phenotype development as a function of protein concentration at population and single-cell levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Environmental signals can redirect the shoot apical meristem from vegetative growth toward reproductive development. Day length and temperature are especially relevant because they help regulate when this transition occurs. Studying how flower buds respond to these conditions allows developmental biologists to connect external cues with changes in meristem activity and the timing of reproductive growth.
Genetic programs and plant hormones work together to redirect meristem activity and guide the formation of floral meristem tissue. Their combined effects influence when reproductive development begins and how tissues differentiate afterward. This interaction is important because changes in regulatory signals can alter both flowering time and the organized development of floral organs.
Organ patterning organizes the developing tissues into distinct floral structures, including sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. This process depends on coordinated cell differentiation within the floral meristem. Examining these spatial changes helps researchers determine how a relatively organized reproductive structure emerges from meristem tissue during plant development.
Researchers study flower buds as developmental stages in which cells acquire distinct identities and contribute to specific floral organs. Comparing the organization of tissues during bud development can reveal when differentiation occurs and how it relates to organ formation. These observations provide a framework for investigating developmental regulation in plant reproductive structures.
Flower bud development provides a visible developmental context for studying the timing of the transition to reproduction. By relating bud formation to environmental signals such as temperature and day length, researchers can examine how plants regulate flowering time. This knowledge is relevant to understanding plant responses when environmental conditions change.
Because flower buds mark reproductive development and contain tissues that form floral organs, they are relevant to research on plant reproduction and breeding. Understanding their regulation can help connect developmental traits with flowering behavior and reproductive outcomes. Such knowledge supports efforts to improve crops and evaluate responses to changing temperature or day length.