biostudies-literatureTian SScientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education CommissionNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaFoundation for High-Level Talents of Chongqing University of Arts and SciencesChongqing Science and Technology support projects96https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9859583biostudies-literatureUnknown14(1)GRAS family proteins are one of the most abundant transcription factors in plants; they play crucial roles in plant development, metabolism, and biotic- and abiotic-stress responses. The GRAS family has been identified and functionally characterized in some plant species. However, this family in ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe), a medicinal crop and non-prescription drug, remains unknown to date. In the present study, 66 GRAS genes were identified by searching the complete genome sequence of ginger. The GRAS family is divided into nine subfamilies based on the phylogenetic analyses. The GRAS genes are distributed unevenly across 11 chromosomes. By analyzing the gene structure and motif distribution of GRAS members in ginger, we found that the GRAS genes have more than one <i>cis<GenesGenome-Wide Identification, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of GRAS Gene Family in Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe).PMC9859583R2018STZ25P2021YL11KJZD-M20210130132270237CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX1263Xia MShi CXing HLi HLTian SGong MWan YJiang DLin JfalseGenome-Wide Identification, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of GRAS Gene Family in Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe).GRAS family proteins are one of the most abundant transcription factors in plants; they play crucial roles in plant development, metabolism, and biotic- and abiotic-stress responses. The GRAS family has been identified and functionally characterized in some plant species. However, this family in ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe), a medicinal crop and non-prescription drug, remains unknown to date. In the present study, 66 GRAS genes were identified by searching the complete genome sequence of ginger. The GRAS family is divided into nine subfamilies based on the phylogenetic analyses. The GRAS genes are distributed unevenly across 11 chromosomes. By analyzing the gene structure and motif distribution of GRAS members in ginger, we found that the GRAS genes have more than one <i>cis<2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2026-04-08T14:13:56.605Z2025-02-19T02:23:53.681ZS-EPMC98595833667283710.3390/genes14010096