The evolution of seeds defines a remarkable landmark in the history of land plants. A
developing seed contains three genetically distinct structures: the embryo, the nourishing …

Seeds are essential for human civilization, so understanding the molecular events
underpinning seed development and the zygotic embryo it contains is important. In addition …

In flowering plants, seed development is initiated by the fusion of the maternal egg and
central cells with two paternal sperm cells, leading to the formation of embryo and …

DNA methylation plays essential homeostatic functions in eukaryotic genomes. In animals,
DNA methylation is also developmentally regulated and, in turn, regulates development. In …

The balance between parental genome dosage is critical to offspring development in both
animals and plants. In some angiosperm species, despite the imbalance between …

Double fertilization is an innovative phenomenon in angiosperms, in which one sperm cell
first fuses with the egg cell to produce the embryo, and then the other sperm fuses with the …

Worldwide agricultural systems are threatened by rising temperatures, extreme weather
events, and shifting climate zones. Climate change-driven failure in sexual reproduction is a …

Marrubium friwaldskyanum Boiss (Lamiaceae) is a Bulgarian endemic species. Overall, the
essential oil (EO) composition of M. friwaldskyanum was different from that of the other …

Planar morphogenesis, a distinct feature of multicellular organisms, is crucial for the
development of ovule, progenitor of seeds. Both receptor-like kinases (RLKs) such as …

Cycadales and Ginkgoales constitute two of the most ancient lineages of extant seed plants
and as such are prime candidates for the study of the evolution of seeds and the genes …