ABC model of flower development well as in the determination of the floral meristem. Therefore, the "AG" mutants are devoid of androecium and gynoecium and they have petals and sepals in their place. In addition, the growth in the centre of the flower is undifferentiated, therefore the petals and sepals grow in repetitive verticils. The "PLENA" ("PLE") gene is present in "A. majus", in place of the "AG" gene, although it is not an ortholog. However, the "FARINELLI" ("FAR") gene is an ortholog, which is specific to the development of the anthers and the maturation of pollen. In "Petunia", "Antirrhinum" and in maize the C
Daniel Pollen May 1846, Pollen married Jane Henderson, the daughter of an officer of the Royal Navy (Lieutenant Essex, RN, of Demarara). He moved with her to Kawau Island in 1847, after becoming medical officer to a Scottish copper-mining company. Pollen spent several years on Kawau, during which time he began to contribute articles to "The New Zealander" supporting the agitation for responsible government. He was also to the fore in supporting temperance, scientific, and library movements there. When the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 became law, Pollen was made chief clerk in the Auckland Superintendent's office. From there, he rose through