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Patterns of shoot architecture in locally adapted populations are linked to intraspecific differences in gene regulation
Article first published online: 7 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04245.x
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How to Cite
Baker, R. L., Hileman, L. C. and Diggle, P. K. (2012), Patterns of shoot architecture in locally adapted populations are linked to intraspecific differences in gene regulation. New Phytologist, 196: 271–281. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04245.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 24 AUG 2012
- Article first published online: 7 AUG 2012
- Received: 6 May 2012, Accepted: 15 June 2012
Keywords:
- axillary meristems;
- branching;
- development;
- evolution;
- MAX genes;
- Mimulus;
- shoot architecture
Summary
- •Shoot architecture, including the number and location of branches, is a crucial aspect of plant function, morphological diversification, life history evolution and crop domestication.
- •Genes controlling shoot architecture are well characterized in, and largely conserved across, model flowering plant species. The role of these genes in the evolution of morphological diversity in natural populations, however, has not been explored.
- •We identify axillary meristem outgrowth as a primary driver of divergent branch number and life histories in two locally adapted populations of the monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus.
- •Furthermore, we show that MORE AXILLARY GROWTH (MAX) gene expression strongly correlates with natural variation in branch outgrowth in this species, linking modification of the MAX-dependent pathway to the evolutionary diversification of shoot architecture.