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ArticleTheory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften2017

From Goethe's plant archetype via Haeckel's biogenetic law to plant evo-devo 2016.

Karl J Niklas, Ulrich Kutschera

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Article in Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Karl J NiklasSchool of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. kjn2@cornell.edu.
Ulrich KutscheraInstitute of Biology, University of Kassel, 34109, Kassel, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-2180
Cornell University · USUniversity of Kassel · DE

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Abstract

In 1790, the German poet Johann W. v. Goethe (1749-1832) proposed the concept of a hypothetical sessile organism known as the 'Plant Archetype,' which was subsequently reconstructed and depicted by 19th-century botanists, such as Franz Unger (1800-1870) and Julius Sachs (1832-1897), and can be considered one of the first expressions of Evo-Devo thinking. Here, we present the history of this concept in the context of Ernst Haeckel's (1834-1919) biogenetic law espoused in his Generelle Morphologie der Organismen of 1866. We show that Haeckel's idea of biological recapitulation may help to explain why various phenomena, such as the ontogenetic transformations in the stellar anatomy of lycopods and ferns, the transition from primary to secondary anatomy of seed plants, the presence of unfused juvenile cone scale segments in the Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), and the transition of C3- to C4-photosynthesis in the ontogeny of maize (Zea mays), appear to support his theories. In addition, we outline the current status of plant evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), which can be traced back to Haeckel's (1866) biogenetic law, with a focus on the model plant thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana).

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AnimalsArabidopsisBiological EvolutionBotanyDevelopmental BiologyEnergy MetabolismGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenomicsHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansPhotosynthesisPhylogenyPlant Physiological PhenomenaPlantsArabidopsisBiogenetic lawErnst HaeckelEvo-DevoPlant Archetype

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