Brachypodium Flower (IMAGE) University of Massachusetts Amherst Caption Flower of brachypodium distachyon, a grass species used to study how MADS-box genes control flower development at the transcriptional level and how it has changed over the course of evolution in the Barltett Lab at UMass Amherst. Credit UMass Amherst Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.