Epigenetic variation, like genetic variation, can be inherited and influence traits across generations. However, epigenetic ...

Red roses, the symbol of love, were likely yellow in the past, indicates a large genomic analysis by researchers from Beijing ...

The Growing Threat to Plant Genetic Diversity Plant genetic resources encompass ... rare and threatened species have already lost significant portions of their genetic variation. Moreover, shortages ...

The genetic variation that is obtained from the biodiversity within plants’ genetic resources helps address many problems in plant breeding. The basic aims of plant breeding are to improve crop ...

From the perspective of a plant or animal breeder ... While specific environmental variance is determined by the variation within replicated genetic lines, to obtain an estimate of general ...

Research by German scientists into the genetic makeup of European potato varieties has revealed that, despite significant ...

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade predators or ambush prey. Notably, more than 40% of alpine plant species in the ...

This variation is heritable (i.e ... (e.g., as a consequence of pollen transfer among plants). In the absence of natural selection and genetic drift, gene flow leads to genetic homogeneity ...

Incomplete data results in reduced genetic diversity and contributes to population decline. Commonly known as the “corpse ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

It’s the first comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity, and it’s not showing good news. Researchers found that biodiversity in two-thirds of animals and plants around the globe was ...