Review: Old genes for new purposes: how gene co-option reshapes plant diversity
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe diversity in plants’ adaptations and evolution is vast. One driver of this variety gaining traction in evolutionary studies is gene co-option, or “tinkering”, the ability to repurpose existing genes for new purposes. In a recent review by Di Stilio and Garcia, the authors bring together recent…
A species-specific partial duplicate gene in Arabidopsis thaliana evolved novel morphological effects
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang, Chen and colleagues take advantage of a partial duplicated gene to compare the functions of the partial duplicate and its parental copy.
By Yuan Huang, Jiahui Chen, Shengqian Xia and Manyuan Long, Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Background:…