Background Plant meristems are structured organs consisting of distinct layers of stem cells,
which differentiate into new plant tissue. Mutations in meristematic layers can propagate into …

Tropical trees inherit low-frequency somatic mutations Page 1 Spotlight Tropical trees inherit
low-frequency somatic mutations Sou Tomimoto1,*, and Akiko Satake 2,* A new study by Schmitt …

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Intragenomic mutation rates can vary dramatically due to transcription-associated
mutagenesis or transcription-coupled repair, which vary based on local epigenomic …

Forest ecosystems are of global importance, ecologically, economically and culturally.
However, despite their fundamental role in mitigating the worst effects of climate change, to …

Mutations are the source of novel genetic diversity but can also lead to disease and
maladaptation. The conventional view is that mutations occur randomly with respect to their …

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation relies on clonal propagation through stem cuttings
and/or micropropagation to produce uniform clones. However, concerns about maintaining …

Similar to the evolutionary history of all species on Earth, the developmental lineage history
of all cells in a multicellular organism is stored in a phylogenetic tree. Mapping the zygote-to …