Photoperiod-measuring mechanisms allow organisms to anticipate seasonal changes to
align reproduction and growth with appropriate times of the year. This review provides …

Local adaptation is assumed to occur when populations differ in a phenotypic trait or a set of
traits, and such variation has a genetic basis. Here, we introduce Arabidopsis halleri and its …

Environmentally induced DNA methylation variants may mediate gene expression
responses to environmental changes. If such induced variants are transgenerationally …

Epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation have been shown to participate in plastic
responses to environmental change in a wide range of organisms, including scleractinian …

Plants remember their exposure to environmental changes and respond more effectively the
next time they encounter a similar change by flexibly altering gene expression. Epigenetic …

Plants are extremely plastic organisms. They continuously receive and integrate
environmental information and adjust their growth and development to favour fitness and …

Transposable elements (TEs) are repetitive DNA sequences with the ability to replicate
across genomes and generate mutations with major transcriptional effects. Epigenetic …

Highlights•Most DNA methylation reinforcement takes place during embryogenesis.•
Methylome of apomictic and sexual seeds is expected to resemble.•Clonally propagated …

Natural environments require organisms to possess robust mechanisms allowing responses
to seasonal trends. In Arabidopsis halleri, the flowering regulator AhgFLC shows …

All species are well adapted to their environment. Stress causes a magnitude of biochemical
and molecular responses in plants, leading to physiological or pathological changes. The …