ABSTRACT Despite a common misconception that the orchid is a large family with amazing members, the fact that the orchid is the king of beauties is irrelevant. As much as this family has amazing members, its growth stages are very different. Finding the right growth paths and getting the right models for each step for such a family is impossible with the old, simple ways. Over the past two decades, orchid biologists have achieved some approach with these new methods. In the meantime, orchid genomes have been revealed and the post-genomics studies were getting more attention. This review presents the comprehensive perspective of the most recent developments and approaches on orchid research using some new molecular methods like omics technologies, with focus on developmental processes in orchids from seed formation to flower senescence. Also, the most thoroughly studied fields in orchids, i.e. floral transition and flowering, have been discussed in detail.

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兰花发育的分子视角

摘要 尽管人们普遍认为兰花是一个拥有惊人成员的大家族，但兰花是美中之王的事实并不重要。尽管这个家族拥有令人惊叹的成员，但其成长阶段却大不相同。为这样一个家庭的每一步找到正确的成长路径和获得正确的模型，用旧的、简单的方法是不可能的。在过去的二十年里，兰花生物学家已经通过这些新方法实现了一些方法。与此同时，兰花基因组已经被揭示，后基因组学研究也越来越受到关注。本综述利用组学技术等一些新的分子方法，全面介绍了兰花研究的最新发展和方法，重点关注兰花从种子形成到花朵衰老的发育过程。还，