Anthocyanins are natural water-soluble pigments that are important in plants because they
endow a variety of colors to vegetative tissues and reproductive plant organs, mainly …

Anthocyanins play a variety of adaptive roles in both vegetative tissues and reproductive
organs of plants. The broad functionality of these compounds requires sophisticated …

Taxon-specific small RNA loci are widespread in eukaryotic genomes, yet their role in
lineage-specific adaptation, phenotypic diversification, and speciation is poorly understood …

Plants require sophisticated regulatory mechanisms to ensure the degree of anthocyanin
pigmentation is appropriate to myriad developmental and environmental signals. Central to …

The phenylpropanoid pathway gives rise to lignin, flavonoids, and other metabolites and is
regulated by MYB transcription factors. Many R2R3-MYB transcriptional activators are …

The rediscovery of Mendel's work showing that the heredity of phenotypes is controlled by
discrete genes was followed by the reconciliation of Mendelian genetics with evolution by …

Speciation is the process by which barriers to gene flow evolve between populations.
Although we now know that speciation is largely driven by natural selection, knowledge of …

Reproductive isolation in plants occurs through multiple barriers that restrict gene flow
between populations, but their origins remain uncertain. Work in the past decade has shown …

Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites derived from the specific branch of the flavonoid
pathway, responsible for red, purple and blue coloration display in the flowers and fruits. The …

The significance of prezygotic isolation for speciation has been recognized at least since the
Modern Synthesis. However, fundamental questions remain. For example, how are genetic …