Gregor Mendel's principles of inheritance form the cornerstone of modern genetics. So just what are they? When looking at the figure, notice that for each F 1 plant, the self-fertilization ...

The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees has been revealed by biologists at the University of California, ...

They found that Ψ does in fact guide epigenetic inheritance. It does so by helping to transport small RNAs into reproductive cells. Amazingly, they found this holds true in plants and mammals.

Genome editing with CRISPR-Cas is often associated with the induction of mutations. However, a team of researchers from the ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

In a departure from its work in genetics, ThinkPlants has announced a shrub liner program in collaboration with Monrovia.