We have also shown that previous disagreements in the literature regarding the timing of zygotic genome activation were most likely ... activation in both isogenic and hybrid embryos of Arabidopsis.

Results prove that inversions can be generated in plants without causing further unwanted changes in the expression of genetic information.

Key findings highlight the role of horizontal gene transfer, the incorporation of foreign bacterial genetic material into the beetle genome, which is thought to be the result of earlier symbioses.