Maintenance of genome integrity is an essential process in all organisms. Mechanisms avoiding the formation of DNA lesions or mutations are well described in animals because of their relevance to ...

Structural variations drive plant genome evolution and shape agronomic traits. Manipulating structural variations has great potential to improve complex plant traits and enhance agricultural ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there are things beyond the DNA sequence,” says Xiaoqi Feng, a plant geneticist at ...