Is your leaf left-handed? Previously overlooked asymmetry in Arabidopsis and tomato leaves
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
Research published in the Plant Cell shows that the spiral pattern of leaf formation from the point of growth affects the developing leaf's exposure to the plant hormone auxin; This exposure leads to measurable left-right asymmetry in leaf development, in species previously assumed to have symmetric leaves.