Evolutionary and ecological functional genomics, from lab to the wild

Summary Plant phenotypes are the result of both genetic and environmental forces that act to modulate trait expression. Over the last few years, numerous approaches in functional genomics and systems biology have led to a greater understanding of plant phenotypic variation and plant responses to the...

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Published in:The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology 2019-01, Vol.97 (1), p.40-55
Main Authors: Zaidem, Maricris L., Groen, Simon C., Purugganan, Michael D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Biological
Biological Evolution
Ecological function
ecological transcriptome
Ecology
environment
Gene expression
genome‐wide association study mapping
Genomics
Genotype
lab–field gap
Phenotype
Phenotypes
Phenotypic variations
Plants - genetics
quantitative trait loci mapping
Systems Biology
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Summary:Summary Plant phenotypes are the result of both genetic and environmental forces that act to modulate trait expression. Over the last few years, numerous approaches in functional genomics and systems biology have led to a greater understanding of plant phenotypic variation and plant responses to the environment. These approaches, and the questions that they can address, have been loosely termed evolutionary and ecological functional genomics (EEFG), and have been providing key insights on how plants adapt and evolve. In particular, by bringing these studies from the laboratory to the field, EEFG studies allow us to gain greater knowledge of how plants function in their natural contexts. Significance statement As the drive to understand how organisms adapt in the field has advanced, researchers have explored numerous avenues of investigation. In such, a growing area of research – broadly termed evolutionary and ecological functional genomics (EEFG) – has developed. It has revolutionized how we investigate plant adaptation and evolution. Here we highlight the methods used, salient findings and progress in adopting EEFG‐type studies.
ISSN:0960-7412
1365-313X
DOI:10.1111/tpj.14167