Abstract:The MADS-box genes family is a class of transcriptional factor with multi-functional, widely involved inmany processes during plant growth and development. In this study, a total of 98 MADS-box genes were identifiedin Sorghum bicolor with bioinformatics methods. And then physico-chemical properties of proteins, phylogenetic re-lationship, chromosome location, gene structure and gene expression pattern of the MADS-box TFs family in Sor-ghum bicolor were analyzed. The results showed that the 98 MADS-box genes contained 42 M-type-MADS genesand 56 MIKC-MADS genes. The number of introns in MADS-box family genes varied from 0 to 10. And there weregreat differences in number of introns in different genes. These genes were evenly distributed on chromosomes 1 to 10. During flower development, 28 M-type-MADS genes and 55 MIKC-MADS genes were expressed. 32 M-type-MADS genes and 54 MIKC-MADS genes were expressed during fruit development.