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Madelaine Bartlett is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences. She is a Group Leader at the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Department of Plant Sciences. Her research focuses on the molecular underpinnings of plant diversity, including the genes that control plant development and their evolutionary changes. Her research areas include genetics of plant development, evolution of development, morphogenesis, molecular evolution, flower development and evolution, and macroevolution. She employs techniques such as comparative genetics, evolutionary genomics, quantitative phenotyping, scanning electron microscopy, and molecular biology.
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Madelaine Bartlett is a researcher whose work focuses on the evolution of plant development, floral development, and maize genetics. Her research explores how genetic mechanisms drive the evolution of plant traits, particularly in the context of flowering and yield-related characteristics. She investigates the role of genes such as FASCIATED EAR3 and CLE in regulating stem cell proliferation and yield traits in maize. Her studies also examine the evolutionary dynamics of MADS box transcription factors and their impact on floral development and morphological diversity. Bartlett's work contributes to understanding the genetic basis of plant evolution and its implications for crop improvement.