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SUMMARY:Unfolding carpel development and evolution  - Beatriz Gonçalves (
 University of Bristol\, UK)
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DESCRIPTION:*Host* Prof. Beverley Glover\n\n*Abstract* Shrouded by showy p
 etals and stamens\, carpels are a complex structure and a puzzle for evolu
 tionary biologists. The mystery of how carpels evolved is two-fold: what w
 as the ancestor of the carpel? and what developmental processes were modif
 ied in that ancestor to enable the evolutionary transition to the closed c
 arpel? To answer this question\, our team is testing the longstanding theo
 ry that carpels originated from a leaf-like organ. We’re studying whethe
 r the mechanisms that pattern the vegetative meristem and control leaf mor
 phogenesis are conserved in the floral meristem and how they may operate i
 n the carpel to produce its closed structure. I’ll present different sid
 es to our approach which involves comparing carpel and leaf development\, 
 across flowering plants to test hypotheses on how carpels originated and d
 iversified. \n\n*Biography* I am a developmental and evolutionary biologis
 t\, fundamentally interested in understanding how changes in developmental
  processes shape plant diversity and how these changes have contributed to
  the success of flowering plant lineages. Since 2021 I lead a research gro
 up at the University of Bristol where we’re interested in understanding 
 the origin and diversification of the carpel. Before that I studied the de
 velopment of petals\, leaves\, ovules and carnivorous plant traps.\n\n*Ple
 ase note the seminars are for University Of Cambridge members ONLY.*
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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