Biology 202 - Botany

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Formation of root nodules Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) Thursday, January 31st
Chemistry of pollination Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) Thursday, Feb. 21st
Flower development Evolutionary dynamics of genes controlling floral development.  Focus on the ABC model of flower development Thursday, Feb. 21st
Self-incompatibility   Thursday, Feb. 21st
Transpiration PRS questions will be asked in class Tuesday, Mar. 18th
Gibberellin and plant development Read this article on Gibberellin, a hormone that mediates a wide variety of morphological responses in plants.  Focus on figures 2 (p. 78) and 3 (p. 80). Thursday, March 27th
Brassinosteroids Read this brief article from Science, focusing on the signal transduction pathway described in the included Figure Thursday, March 27th
Abscisic acid and flowering Look at the figure in this brief article on abscisic acid.  We will be covering this signal transduction pathway in class Thursday, March 27th
Florigen & flowering Visit Plant Physiology Online, click on essays, and read Essay 25.2 Thursday, March 27th
microRNAs and development Read the brief abstract on page 38, and focus on the figure on page 40 Tuesday, April 1st
Leaf development Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) Tuesday, April 1st
Cereal breeding Click on link to access the article Tuesday, April 10th
GM crops in Africa Click on link to access the article Tuesday, April 10th

Last updated April 07, 2008