Transposable elements (TE) induce structural and epigenetic alterations in their host
genome, with major evolutionary implications. These alterations are examined here in the …

In this paper, we examine how the Spartina system has helped our understanding of the
genomic aspects of allopolyploid speciation in the context of biological invasion. More …

Allopolyploidy results from two events: the merger of divergent genomes and genome
duplication. Both events have important functional consequences for the evolution and …

To study the consequences of hybridization and genome duplication on polyploid genome
evolution and adaptation, we used independently formed hybrids (Spartina× townsendii and …

Hybridization and polyploidy are well illustrated in the genus Spartina. This paper examines
how recent molecular approaches have helped our understanding of the past and recent …

Transposable elements (TEs) represent an important fraction of plant genomes and are
likely to play a pivotal role in fuelling genome reorganization and functional changes …

Polyploidy and recurrent interspecific hybridization represent major features of Spartina
evolution, resulting in several superimposed divergent genomes that coexist in the currently …

Spartina× townsendii arose during the end of the 19th century in England by hybridization
between the indigenous Spartina maritima and the introduced Spartina alterniflora, native to …

Transposable elements (TEs) are the main reason for the high plasticity of plant genomes,
where they occur as communities of diverse evolutionary lineages. Because research has …

The role played by whole‐genome duplication (WGD) in evolution and adaptation is
particularly well illustrated in allopolyploids, where WGD is concomitant with interspecific …