title: Land Plant Evolution: Listen to Your Elders.
abstract: The genetic and molecular basis of the developmental programs underlying adaptive morphological changes is largely unknown. A new study reveals an ancient gene that has been instrumental for the generation of morphological diversity and adaptation in land plants.
authors.affiliation: University of Veracruz, Institute for Biotechnology and Applied Ecology (INBIOTECA), Avenida de las Culturas Veracruzanas 101, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Electronic address: maarteaga@uv.mx.
authors.forename: Mario A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arteaga-Vazquez
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D019669:Embryophyta; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D017343:Genes, Plant; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics