Subset of short genes hidden inside plant genomes may be important in setting plant growth patterns

Although thousands of entire genomes have been sequenced, our understanding of their detailed workings remains far from complete. Researchers continue to find new genes, determine their function, and map how they interact to build organisms. Working on the well-studied model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, Kousuke Hanada and colleagues from the RIKEN Plant Science Center have revealed that a subset of tiny genes scattered through the genome may control the patterning of development.

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