Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is an important genomic feature for all
eukaryotes, especially many plants and some animals. The common occurrence of …

Polyploidy or whole genome duplication (WGD) occurs throughout the evolutionary history
of many plants and some animals, including crops such as wheat, cotton, and sugarcane …

Polyploidy, the condition of possessing more than 2 complete chromosome sets in the same
nucleus, is frequent in nature and has implications for a species' prospects for evolution …

Highlights•Polyploidy is a common evolutionary feature in all eukaryotes especially in
plants.•Ploidy and intergenomic hybridization induce genetic and epigenetic changes.•DNA …

Polyploidy is a prominent process in plants and has been significant in the evolutionary
history of vertebrates and other eukaryotes. In plants, interdisciplinary approaches …

Polyploidy is produced by multiplication of a single genome (autopolyploid) or combination
of two or more divergent genomes (allopolyploid). The available data obtained from the …

Polyploidy has been widely appreciated as an important force in the evolution of plant
genomes, but now it is recognized as a common phenomenon throughout eukaryotic …

Polyploidy is a common event in plants that involves the acquisition of more than two
complete sets of chromosomes. Allopolyploidy originates from interspecies hybrids while …

Highlights•Hybridity and ploidy induce nonadditive gene expression (activation or
silencing).•Nonadditive gene expression is largely dependent on epigenetic …

Polyploidy has long been recognized as a prominent force shaping the evolution of
eukaryotes, especially flowering plants. New phenotypes often arise with polyploid formation …