Ancient duplication events and a high rate of retention of extant pairs of duplicate genes
have contributed to an abundance of duplicate genes in plant genomes. These duplicates …

The floral quartet model of floral organ specification poses that different tetramers of MIKC-
type MADS-domain transcription factors control gene expression and hence the identity of …

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), a member of the Poaceae grass family, is an important food
and fodder crop in arid regions and has potential for use as a C 4 biofuel. It is a model …

Abstract Background Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is an important staple
food crop widely grown in Africa and South Asia. Among the millets, finger millet has high …

For plants, the sensing of light in the environment is as important as vision is for animals.
Fluctuations in light can be crucial to competition and survival. One way plants sense light is …

MADS-box genes encode a family of transcription factors which control diverse
developmental processes in flowering plants ranging from root to flower and fruit …

MADS-box transcription factors are key regulators of several plant development processes.
Analysis of the complete Arabidopsis genome sequence revealed 107 genes encoding …

Fruit morphogenesis is a process unique to flowering plants, and yet little is known about its
developmental control. Following fertilization, fruits typically undergo a dramatic …

Many genes are members of large families that have arisen during evolution through gene
duplication events. Our increasing understanding of gene organization at the scale of whole …

Evolutionary developmental genetics (evodevotics) is a novel scientific endeavor which
assumes that changes in developmental control genes are a major aspect of evolutionary …