Logo Dictionary of Botany
header1 header2
Main Menu
Home
entries
Search
Popular
Home arrow entries arrow T arrow telome theory

telome theory

The proposition that certain  plant  organs  are  derived  from modified reduced branch systems. Thus *megaphylls are believed to be derived by the flattening of a branch system and the subsequent development of ground tissue (webbing) between the branches. Some believe stamens may also have originated in this manner, rather than from microsporophylls.
 
< Prev   Next >
Alphabetical Listing

A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U  V  W  X  Y
Z
footer1 footer2
send feedback