| Description |
1 online resource (x, 164 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Names -- Plants are like animals, only different -- Sensing the environment -- How genes work -- Switching genes on and off -- Growing up green -- Warm and cold -- Light and dark -- The construction site -- Special shapes -- Painting the petals -- The perfume factory |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 17, 2018) |
| Subject |
Flowers.
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Plant genetics.
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Flowers
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flower (plant material)
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Flowers
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Plant genetics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192539175 |
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0192539175 |
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