Blossoms : and the genes that make them /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singer, Maxine (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Blossoms: And the Genes That Make Them; COPYRIGHT; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; Plates; INTRODUCTION; Part I: What Plants Are and What They Can Do; Chapter 1: NAMES; Chapter 2: PLANTS ARE LIKE ANIMALS, ONLY DIFFERENT; Chapter 3: SENSING THE ENVIRONMENT; Part II: How Genes Work; Chapter 4: HOW GENES WORK; Chapter 5: SWITCHING GENES ON AND OFF; Part III: Time to Flower; Chapter 6: GROWING UP GREEN; Chapter 7: WARM AND COLD; Chapter 8: LIGHT AND DARK; Part IV: Shaping a Flower; Chapter 9: THE CONSTRUCTION SITE; Chapter 10: SPECIAL SHAPES; Part V: Decorating a Flower
  • Chapter 11: PAINTING THE PETALSChapter 12: THE PERFUME FACTORY; A FINAL WORD; GLOSSARY; FURTHER READING; PUBLISHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX