Maxim S. Nuraliev

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that the main reason for retention of plastid genomes in Epipogium is the necessity to translate messenger RNAs (mRNAs) of accD and/or clpP proteins which are essential for cell metabolism, and that the retention of a gene in the plastome depends on the interaction between the nucleus and plastids.

TL;DR: The rearrangements in the P. stellaris plastome are the most likely associated with transition to heterotrophic way of life and a lack of evidence for accelerated sequence evolution.

TL;DR: The significance of Tupidanthus for understanding spatial pattern formation in flowers of Araliaceae, and both functional and developmental constraints in angiosperm flowers with a single polymerous carpel whorl are discussed.

TL;DR: Preliminary data is presented showing that plastid psb A- trn H and nuclear 5S-NTS regions could be useful for DNA barcoding of Aspidistra.

TL;DR: Based on current data, the preferred hypothesis is that meristic differences are at least partly responsible for the apparently widespread occurrence of three-traced petals in monocots.