Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4751263 | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology | 2006 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
In this article, we analyse established details of exine development from a perspective that favours the integration of self-assembly. We isolate those intervals in development in which genomic control is exercised and offer a number of scenarios, which show how self-assembly can build upon a genetic basis to give rise to the fundamental pollen exine structure. This paper is a synthesis of a new concept and a detailed review of achievements in the field of developmental palynology. It seeks to link what is known regarding development with the liquid crystal realm of colloid chemistry.
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Authors
Nina Gabarayeva, Alan R. Hemsley,