In the case of the poplar leaf beetle, the chemical precursor is salicin, which is present in the leaf tissues of poplars and willows. A sophisticated transport network carries the precursors from ...

Such a map of functional associations is often represented as a graph model and referred to as a functional gene network 2 ... purple or variegated leaves 33. To determine how these genes are ...

A single gene, called PHANTASTICA ... who is senior author on the paper. Plant leaves fall into two main groups: simple, single-blade leaves and compound leaves with multiple leaflets.

A normal tomato leaf ... gene in the tomato alters the leaf from one form to another," said Neelima Sinha, a professor of plant biology at UC Davis who is senior author on the paper. Plant leaves fall ...