Blossoms and the genes that make them / Maxine F. Singer.
By: Singer, Maxine [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: x, 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198811138 (hbk.).Subject(s): Flowers -- Evolution | Plants -- Evolution | Plant physiology | Plant propagation | Flowers -- Evolution | Plant physiology | Plant propagation | Plants -- EvolutionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: Flowers evolved to attract pollinators, so new generations of plant can form. But how do plants know when to bloom, and how do they construct their flowers? This book describes what we have learnt of the astonishing genetic and epigenetic processes behind the dazzling variety of flower shapes, colours, and scents.--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Flowers evolved to attract pollinators, so new generations of plant can form. But how do plants know when to bloom, and how do they construct their flowers? This book describes what we have learnt of the astonishing genetic and epigenetic processes behind the dazzling variety of flower shapes, colours, and scents.--