This book provides a series of papers focused on the developmental genetics of flowering as well as the genetic control of the timing of flowering. Investigation of speciational mechanisms, evolutionary relationships, and character evolution in flowering plants and land plants utilizing a variety of experimental approaches are discussed.

Current major interests in this area include the study of higher level phylogenetic relationships and character evolution in the angiosperms, floral evolution, the genetic basis of key floral differences in basal angiosperms, the genetic and genomic consequences of polyploid speciation, conservation genetics of rare plant species, and phylogeography.
The chapters are excellent reviews of the current fast-moving area of research.
• Provides a brief review of genes known to regulate flower development
• Articles emphasize the classic ABC model of flower development

CONTENTS
Angiosperm Floral Evolution: Morphological Developmental Framework
Recent Developments Regarding the Evolutionary Origin of Flowers
Duplication, Diversification, and Comparative Genetics of Angiosperm MADS-Box Genes
Beyond the ABC-Mode I: Regulation of Floral Homeotic Genes
Missing Links: DN A-Binding and Target Gene Specificity of Floral Homeotic Proteins
Genetics of Floral Development in Petunia
Flower Development: The Antirrhinum Perspective
Floral Developmental Genetics of Gerbera (Asteraceae)
Gene Duplication and Floral Developmental Genetics of Basal Eudicots
Genetics of Grass Flower Development
Developmental Gene Evolution and the Origin of Grass Inflorescence Diversity
Expression of Floral Regulators in Basal Angiosperms and the Origin and Evolution of ABC-Function
The Molecular Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Development: Flowering Time in Arabidopsis thaliana
A Genomics Approach to the Study of Ancient Polyploidy and Floral Developmental Genetics
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