Pentaploid Rosa canina’s flower reveals its unique sexual reproduction: asymmetric meiosis creates haploid pollen (anthers) transmitting only bivalent-forming chromosomes, while ovaries inherit both ...

Parthenogenetic rock lizards, particularly those of the genus Darevskia, represent a fascinating model for understanding the interplay between genetics and ecology. Originating from interspecific ...

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a globally significant fungal pathogen that affects a wide range of economically important crops. Its population structure is complex, owing to a combination of clonal ...

Little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) colonies reveal an unexpected mode of reproduction. Denis Fournier, from the Free University of Brussels in Belgium, and colleagues studied the DNA of queens, ...