New study shows hibiscus flowers lost bullseye patterns through repeated gene changes, despite bee preference.

New research reveals how repeated genetic changes in Hibiscus flowers have led to the loss of visually striking bullseye ...

She found that the pre-pattern begins as a small, crescent-shaped region long before the bullseye is visible on tiny petals ...

Flowers may grow with perfect symmetry, but new research from Cornell University reveals that their gene activity is ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far ...

“Pigmentation patterns are complex and ubiquitous in ... and new spots of color form on the flower petal. The monkeyflower species Mimulus nudatus (left) and Mimulus acutidens (right).

In a leaf, the pattern of arrows is directed toward the tip of the bud, giving the leaf a more pointed shape. With petals, the arrows appear more fanned out, which explains how flower petals tend ...

"We found that bumblebees clearly prefer flowers with large ... "By tracing the genetics behind these petal patterns, we're beginning to understand how relatively simple mutations can lead ...