Highlights•Developmental hourglass patterns are not specific for animals.•In plants,
developmental hourglass patterns are associated with embryogenesis and post-embryonic …

DNA methylation has long been considered the primary epigenetic mediator of genomic
imprinting in mammals. Recent epigenetic profiling during early mouse development …

Sweat bees have repeatedly gained and lost eusociality, a transition from individual to group
reproduction. Here we generate chromosome-length genome assemblies for 17 species …

Complex multicellularity has emerged independently across a few eukaryotic lineages and
is often associated with the rise of elaborate, tightly coordinated developmental processes …

Plant species have evolved myriads of solutions, including complex cell type development
and regulation, to adapt to dynamic environments. To understand this cellular diversity, we …

The evolution of complex multicellularity has been one of the major transitions in the history
of life. In contrast to simple multicellular aggregates of cells, it has evolved only in a handful …

Zoologists have adduced morphological convergence among embryonic stages of closely
related taxa, which has been called the phylotypic stage of embryogenesis. Transcriptomic …

Eusociality has convergently evolved multiple times, but the genomic basis of caste-based
division of labor and degree to which independent origins of eusociality have utilized …

What makes a mouse a mouse, and not a hamster? Differences in gene regulation between
the two organisms play a critical role. Comparative analysis of gene coexpression networks …

Maize and sorghum are both important crops with similar overall plant architectures, but they
have key differences, especially in regard to their inflorescences. To better understand these …