Over two thousand plant species have been modified morphologically through cultivation
and human use. Here, we review three aspects of crop domestication that are currently …

Gene body methylation (gbM) is an epigenetic mark where gene exons are methylated in the
CG context only, as opposed to CHG and CHH contexts (where H stands for A, C, or T). CG …

Highlights • Epigenetic variation in plants is frequently linked to genetic variation. • Single
large effect mutations perturb the epigenetic landscape in trans. • DNA methylation regulates …

Light signaling pathways and the circadian clock interact to help organisms synchronize
physiological and developmental processes with periodic environmental cycles. The plant …

DNA methylation is an ancient molecular modification found in most eukaryotes. In plants,
DNA methylation is not only critical for transcriptionally silencing transposons, but can also …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping is a powerful tool for investigating the genetic basis of
natural variation. QTL can be mapped using a number of different population designs, but …

The first single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) maps for watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)
Matsum. et Nakai] were constructed and compared. Three populations were developed …

… /analysis tools: AA BP DKS DK DW. Wrote the paper: VR KS AA AP BP DKS DK DW. …
Seymour DK, Koenig D, Hagmann J, Becker C, Weigel D. Evolution of DNA methylation patterns in …

The biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs), which regulate mRNA abundance through
posttranscriptional silencing, comprises multiple well-orchestrated processing steps. We have …

The ubiquity of nonparental hybrid phenotypes, such as hybrid vigor and hybrid inferiority,
has interested biologists for over a century and is of considerable agricultural importance. …