Characterisation of the natural homeotic variety Stamenoid petals (Spe) in the Sherpherd' Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) [Elektronische Ressource] : establishment of a new model system / von Pia Nutt

Characterisation of the natural homeotic variety Stamenoid petals(Spe) in the Shepherd´s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) – Establishment of a new model system Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Diplom-Biologin Pia Nutt Geboren am 9. Juni 1973 in Paderborn Gutachter 1. Prof. Dr. G!nter Theißen (Jena) 2. Prof. Dr. Ralf Oelm!ller (Jena) 3. PD Dr. Stefan Gleissberg (Ohio, USA) Tag der "ffentlichen Verteidigung: Donnerstag, den 18. Dezember 2008 Meinen Eltern und Jorge Table of contents Table of contents 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.1 About homeosis………………………………………………………….. 3 1.2 Developmental genetics of floral homeotic mutants ……………………. 5 1.3 The role of homeotic mutants in the evolution of flowers……………….. 7 1.4 A floral homeotic variant of C. bursa-pastoris helps investigating the evolutionary role of homeosis in plants………………………………….. 8 1.5 Capsella bursa-pastoris as a model species……………………………… 10 1.6 Aims of this work………………………………………………………… 11 2 Overview of the manuscripts…………………………………………………… 14 3 Manuscript I……………………………………………………………………... 16 P. Nutt, J. Ziermann, M. Hintz, B. Neuffer, and G. Theißen (2006): Capsella as a model system to study the evolutionary relevance of floral homeotic mutants. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259, pp 217-235.