Developmentally regulated genes drive phylogenomic splits in ovule evolution [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe evolution of seeds transformed life on earth and is responsible for our most important food crops. Gymnosperms, the oldest living seed plants, are an untapped genomic reservoir for genes involved in seed evolution.
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns and Conservation Priorities of Gymnosperms With Different Leaf Shapes in China Under Climate Change [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionLeaf morphology is one of the important indicators for studying the response of plants to climate change. Gymnosperms play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem stability in China. However, the geographical and altitudinal distribution
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The Role of Plant Evolutionary History in Shaping the Variation in Specific Leaf Area Across China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSpecific leaf area (SLA, leaf area per unit leaf dry mass) occupies a central position in both community assembly and ecosystem functioning. Although SLA has significant phylogenetic signals, how and to what extent the evolutionary history influences the
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The age-related expression patterns of Larix kaempferi AP2 subfamily genes and functional dissection of LkTOE1-2 in seed formation and germination [PDF]
Forestry ResearchConifers pose challenges for breeding programs due to their extended vegetative phases. Despite the critical role of APETALA2 (AP2) in regulating phase transitions, the AP2/ERF superfamily remains largely unexplored in gymnosperms. Here, the first genome-
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Construction of Ancestral Chromosomes in Gymnosperms and the Application in Comparative Genomic Analysis [PDF]
PlantsChromosome rearrangements during plant evolution can lead to alterations in genome structure and gene function, thereby influencing species adaptation and evolutionary processes.
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Distribution and conservation of threatened gymnosperms in China
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 China is one of the diversity centers of gymnosperms. Nearly one-fifth (195 species) of gymnosperms are located in China, but 69 species are threatened. To date, the conservation status of gymnosperms, especially threatened gymnosperms in China, remains ...
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Spatial Difference of Interactive Effect Between Temperature and Daylength on Ginkgo Budburst
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Climate warming-induced shifts in spring phenology have substantially affected the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems and global biogeochemical cycles.
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Mobilisation of distributional data for vascular plants of Murmansk Region, Russia: Digital representation of the Flora of Murmansk Region [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020 The present-day demand for digital availability of distributional data in biodiversity studies requires a special effort in assembling and editing the data otherwise scattered in paper literature and herbarium collections, which can be poorly accessible ...
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BMC Plant Biology, 2023 Background The complex physical structure and abundant repeat sequences make it difficult to assemble the mitogenomes of seed plants, especially gymnosperms. Only approximately 33 mitogenomes of gymnosperms have been reported. However, as the most widely
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Phylogeny and divergence times of gymnosperms inferred from single-copy nuclear genes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Phylogenetic reconstruction is fundamental to study evolutionary biology and historical biogeography. However, there was not a molecular phylogeny of gymnosperms represented by extensive sampling at the genus level, and most published phylogenies of this
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