Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
0 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Daniel Scherer de Moura
Objective
Introduce the fundamentals, concepts and recent scientific discoveries in the field of genetics of plant development. Encourage students to take a critical reading of recent scientific literature in the subject area, as well as provide the tools to achieve this goal.
Content
Introduction: plant life cycle, plant model systems, regeneration and totipotency, intercellular communication, cloning genes relevant to plant development. Embryogenesis: gene expression, embryo-lethal, pattern mutants and other mutants. Photomorphogenesis. Shoot development: SAM organization and mutants. Leaf development: genetics of leaf development, stomatal patterning and spacing. Flower development: ABC model. Root development: genetics of root development.
Bibliography
Buchanan BB, Gruissem W, Jones RL. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2015
V. Raghavan. Developmental Biology of Flowering Plants, 2012
S H Howell. Molecular Genetics of Plant Development, 1998
Artigos científicos: Nature, Science, PNAS, Embo Journal, Cell, Plant Cell, Plant Journal, Plant Physiology, Development, New Phytologist, Molecular Plant, Nature Plant, Journal of Experimental Botany, PLOS series, BMC series, Current Opinion series, Trends series, Annual Review series, Nature Review series.