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Articles related to flowering

Cover Story: Genes that Cuddle in the Cold
Joshua Mylne
An ingenious experiment has allowed scientists to observe how plant genes move around the nucleus to locations that either stop or stimulate flowering depending on temperature.
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Feature: Flower Evolution from the Birds to the Bees
Mani Shrestha, Adrian G. Dyer and Martin Burd
Walking around in the Australian bush we can see a dazzling array of different flower colours, but have you ever wondered how and why these evolved?
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Feature: The Ancestor of All Flowers
Charles Foster
An international collaborative project has reconstructed the ancestor of all modern flowering plants. What can it tell us about the evolution of this important group?