"CEN is a key regulator of flowering time in many plants. Different plant species will typically carry different homologs and variants (alleles) of this gene, conforming to each species' unique ecology, genetic architecture and ancestry."
"The wood pinks growing in warmer valley regions possess the 'warm' allele, while the flowers in colder, higher altitude regions often have the 'cold' allele."
Wood pink plants, found in the Alps, adapt their flowering time based on altitude due to specific alleles. A study identified cold and warm alleles that influence flowering in response to environmental conditions. Plants at lower elevations flower earlier due to longer growing seasons, while those at higher altitudes bloom later after snowmelt. The gene DsCEN/2 regulates this behavior, with different alleles present in populations at varying elevations, enabling adaptation to warming temperatures as glaciers melt.
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