Contents
Summary
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I. Introduction
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II. The shoot apical meristem: the creation of a field of
cells from which leaves can be formed
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III. Patterning: the selection of leaf initiation site
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IV. Morphogenesis: the initial stages of leaf formation
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V. Differentiation and determination: transcriptional
networks controlling determinancy
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VI. The elaboration of leaf form
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VII. Early steps in leaf histogenesis
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VIII. Later steps in leaf differentiation: epidermal cell fate
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IX. Compound and simple leaves: variation on a theme?
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X. Changes in leaf form: developmental and
environmental influences
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XI. A model of leaf formation
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Acknowledgements
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References
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