Home Assignment # 2- 07.07.11

Deadline of submission: by 4 pm of 07.14.11

Questions:

1) Describe the ethylene signaling pathway. In your opinion what are the missing links in this pathway?

2) PIN2 proteins in root cortex is localized rootward direction, which is opposite to epidermal and lateral root cap cells localization. What is the biological significance of rootward localization of PIN2 in cortex?

Instruction to students:

Answer the questions in your own words. Don’t copy and paste from anywhere. Submit the assignment within the deadline. Late submitting or copied assignments will not be graded.