Meiosis is the cell division that reshuffles genetic information between generations.
Recently, much progress has been made in understanding this process; in particular, the …

The common potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the third most important food crop and is
grown and consumed worldwide. Indigenous cultivated (landrace) potatoes and wild potato …

In plants, male reproductive development is extremely sensitive to adverse climatic
environments and (a) biotic stress. Upon exposure to stress, male gametophytic organs …

Plant speciation and diversification strongly rely on structural changes in the nuclear
genome, both at the whole ploidy and individual chromosome level. Phylogenetic …

Gene co‐expression analysis has emerged in the past 5 years as a powerful tool for gene
function prediction. In essence, co‐expression analysis asks the question 'what are the …

Apomixis is a form of reproduction leading to clonal seeds and offspring that are genetically
identical to the maternal plant. While apomixis naturally occurs in hundreds of plant species …

During the past decade there has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in polyploidy
that has in large part been stimulated by the development of increasingly powerful genetic …

Apomixis, or asexual clonal reproduction through seeds, is of immense interest due to its
potential application in agriculture. One key element of apomixis is apomeiosis, a …

Apomixis is an asexual mode of reproduction through seeds where progeny are clones of
the mother plants. Naturally apomictic modes of reproduction are found in hundreds of plant …

Polyploidization, a widespread phenomenon among plants, is considered a major
speciation mechanism. Polyploid plants have a high degree of immediate post-zygotic …