Uncovering the genetic and evolutionary basis of local adaptation is a major focus of
evolutionary biology. The recent development of cost-effective methods for obtaining high …

Background Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication is now recognized as being present in
almost all lineages of higher plants, with multiple rounds of polyploidy occurring in most …

LTR retrotransposons are the most abundant group of transposable elements (TEs) in
plants. These elements can fall inside or close to genes, and therefore influence their …

Variation in the presence or absence of transposable elements (TEs) is a major source of
genetic variation between individuals. Here, we identified 23,095 TE presence/absence …

Site-directed nucleases (SDNs) used for targeted genome editing are powerful new tools to
introduce precise genetic changes into plants. Like traditional approaches, such as …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is the most important grain legume for direct human
consumption in the world, particularly in developing countries where it constitutes the main …

Transposable elements (TEs) are often regarded as harmful genomic factors and indeed
they are strongly suppressed by the epigenetic silencing mechanisms. On the other hand …

Environmental stresses can result in a wide range of physiological and molecular responses
in plants. These responses can also impact epigenetic information in genomes, especially at …

Simple Summary Transposable elements are dynamic components of plant genomes, and
display a high diversity of lineages and distribution as the result of evolutionary driving …

During genetic engineering, DNA is inserted into a plant's genome, and such insertions are
often accompanied by the insertion of additional DNA, deletions and/or rearrangements …