Adaptive evolution is shaped by the interaction of population genetics, natural selection and
underlying network and biochemical constraints. Variation created by mutation, the raw …

The origin of primordial metabolism and its expansion to form the metabolic networks extant
today represent excellent systems to study the impact of natural selection and the potential …

Dissecting the relationship between gene function and substitution rates is key to
understanding genome-wide patterns of molecular evolution. Biochemical pathways provide …

A paradoxical finding from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in plants is that
variation in metabolite profiles typically maps to a small number of loci, despite the …

Specialized metabolites are a structurally diverse group of naturally occurring compounds
that facilitate plant–environment interactions. Their synthesis and maintenance in plants is …

Plant chemodiversity, the diversity of plant‐specialized metabolites, is an important
dimension of biodiversity. However, there are so far few mathematical models to test verbal …

Breeding new varieties with low seed glucosinolate (GS) concentrations has long been a
prime target in Brassica napus. In this study, a novel association mapping methodology …

In the legume‐rhizobia mutualism, the benefit each partner derives from the other depends
on the genetic identity of both host and rhizobial symbiont. To gain insight into the extent of …

Brassica is one of the most economically important genus of the Brassicaceae family,
encompassing several key crops like Brassica napus (cabbage) and broccoli (Brassica …

The phenylpropanoid metabolic space comprises a network of interconnected metabolic
branches that contribute to the biosynthesis of a large array of compounds with functions in …