BIOL 3530 Lecture 7: Chapter 5

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Unicellular algae to multicellular land plants, probably diverged from animals at the unicellular stage. Rigid cell walls and no cell migration means no folding of sheets of cells during morphogenesis but plant development depends upon differential rates of cell division then directed enlargement of cells. All postembryonic growth occur at meristems which give rise to all adult structures (shoots, roots, stems, leaves and flowers) and have the capacity to divide repeatedly and give rise to a number of tissues (like stem cells). Two meristems are established in the embryo, one at the root tip and one at the tip of the shoot. The developmental patterning of organs therefore continues throughout the life of the plant. How is the cell fate determined? (regulative or mosaic) Fate can be altered by its position within the meristem (must be some regulation) but little is known about plant cell-cell communication. Plant growth hormones are very small molecules that can pass through cell walls.

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