Genomic evidence of ancestral whole genome duplication (WGD) and polyploidy is
widespread among eukaryotic species, and especially among plants. WGD is thought to …

▪ Abstract Polyploidy is widely acknowledged as a major mechanism of adaptation and
speciation in plants. The stages in polyploid evolution include frequent fertility bottlenecks …

All crop plants are polyploid and some genomes have been duplicated more recently than
others. Advancements in cytogenetic and molecular tools, including high‐density genetic …

Polyploidization is a widespread phenomenon, especially in flowering plants that have all
undergone at least one event of whole genome duplication during their evolutionary history …

McGrath et al., 2014; Scienski et al., 2015) revealed that many eukaryotes do indeed have a
polyploid ancestry. Although there have been recent debates on the average fate of …

Polyploidy is an important force shaping plant genomes. All flowering plants are
descendants of an ancestral polyploid species, and up to 70% of extant vascular plant …

An essay on how modern flowering plant genomes are derived from processes of repeated,
episodic whole-genome doubling, or polyploidy, is presented. Topics discussed include …

Polyploidy, or whole genome duplication, has played a major role in the evolution of many
eukaryotic lineages. Although the prevalence of polyploidy in plants is well documented, the …

Polyploidy, the condition of possessing more than two complete genomes in a cell, has
intrigued biologists for almost a century. Polyploidy is found in many plants and some animal …

Hybridization and polyploidy have been considered as significant evolutionary forces in
adaptation and speciation, especially among plants. Interspecific gene flow generates novel …