Andrew C. Allan

TL;DR: It is shown that a relatively recent (>50 million years ago) genome-wide duplication has resulted in the transition from nine ancestral chromosomes to 17 chromosomes in the Pyreae, which partly support the monophyly of the ancestral paleohexaploidy of eudicots.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of plasmid vectors for transient gene expression using Agrobacterium, infiltrated into Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, are described and compared to conventional binary vectors for stable transformation such as transformation selection genes.

TL;DR: New phylogenetic analysis of 154 protein-coding genes suggests that assignment of Populus to Malvidae, rather than Fabidae, is warranted, and macrosyntenic relationships between Fragaria and Prunus predict a hypothetical ancestral Rosaceae genome that had nine chromosomes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported the transcript levels of the anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in a red-fleshed apple compared with a white-fleshhed cultivar.

TL;DR: The strong correlation between the expression of MdMYB10 and apple anthocyanin levels during fruit development suggests that this transcription factor is responsible for controlling anthocianin biosynthesis in apple fruit; in the red-fleshed cultivar and in the skin of other varieties, there is an induction of MdmyB10 expression concurrent with colour formation during development.