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| Melzer, S.; Lens, F.; Gennen, J.; Vanneste, S.; Rohde , A.; Beeckman, T.. |
| Plants have evolved annual and perennial life forms as alternative strategies to adapt reproduction and survival to environmental constraints. In isolated situations, such as islands, woody perennials have evolved repeatedly from annual ancestors1. Although the molecular basis of the rapid evolution of insular woodiness is unknown, the molecular difference between perennials and annuals might be rather small, and a change between these life strategies might not require major genetic innovations2,3. Developmental regulators can strongly affect evolutionary variation4 and genes involved in meristem transitions are good candidates for a switch in growth habit. We found that the MADS box proteins SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1) and FRUITFULL... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Flowering-time; Meristem determinacy; Growth form; Arabidopsis thaliana; Insular woodiness; Secondary growth; Annual life forms; 42.56. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/429531 |
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