The reiterative organogenesis that drives plant growth relies on the constant production of
new cells, which remain encased by interconnected cell walls. For these reasons, plant …

In this glossary of plant cell structures, we asked experts to summarize a present-day view of
plant organelles and structures, including a discussion of outstanding questions. In the …

Much of the profound interspecific variation in genome content has been attributed to
transposable elements (TEs). To explore the extent of TE variation within species, we …

The genome of a eukaryotic organism is comprised of a supra-molecular complex of
chromatin fibers and intricately folded three-dimensional (3D) structures. Chromosomal …

B chromosomes are enigmatic elements in thousands of plant and animal genomes that
persist in populations despite being nonessential. They circumvent the laws of Mendelian …

Key message Chromatin state, and dynamic loading of pro-crossover protein HEI10 at
recombination intermediates shape meiotic chromosome patterning in plants. Abstract …

Thousands of species will be sequenced in the next few years; however, understanding how
their genomes work, without an unlimited budget, requires both molecular and novel …

Satellite DNA, a class of repetitive sequences forming long arrays of tandemly repeated
units, represents substantial portions of many plant genomes yet remains poorly …

The genome is the most functional part of a cell, and genomic contents are organized in a
compact three-dimensional (3D) structure. The genome contains millions of nucleotide …

The supernumerary B chromosome of maize is dispensable, containing no vital genes, and
thus is variable in number and presence in lines of maize. In order to be maintained in …