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The evolution and patterning of male gametophyte development
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Hackenberg, Dieter and Twell, D. (2019) The evolution and patterning of male gametophyte development. In: Grossniklaus, Ueli, (ed.) Plant Development and Evolution. Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 131 . Elsevier, pp. 257-298. ISBN 9780128098042 ; 0070-2153
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.10.008
Abstract
The reproductive adaptations of land plants have played a key role in their terrestrial colonization and radiation. This encompasses mechanisms used for the production, dispersal and union of gametes to support sexual reproduction. The production of small motile male gametes and larger immotile female gametes (oogamy) in specialized multicellular gametangia evolved in the charophyte algae, the closest extant relatives of land plants. Reliance on water and motile male gametes for sexual reproduction was retained by bryophytes and basal vascular plants, but was overcome in seed plants by the dispersal of pollen and the guided delivery of non-motile sperm to the female gametes. Here we discuss the evolutionary history of male gametogenesis in streptophytes (green plants) and the underlying developmental biology, including recent advances in bryophyte and angiosperm models. We conclude with a perspective on research trends that promise to deliver a deeper understanding of the evolutionary and developmental mechanisms of male gametogenesis in plants.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
Series Name: | Current Topics in Developmental Biology | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||
ISBN: | 9780128098042 ; 0070-2153 | ||||||
Book Title: | Plant Development and Evolution | ||||||
Editor: | Grossniklaus, Ueli | ||||||
Official Date: | 2019 | ||||||
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Volume: | 131 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 257-298 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.10.008 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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