• Premise of the study: Hybridization and polyploidization (allopolyploidy) are ubiquitous in
the evolution of plants, but tracing the origins and subsequent evolution of the constituent …

It is well known that polyploidy is a major force in evolution, particularly in plants. Perhaps
50% of all angiosperms are of polyploid origin; estimates for the ferns and fern allies range …

Ancient and Recent Polyploidy in Angiosperms Page 1 New Phytologist Commentary Forum 5
pattern of selection on plastic shade-avoidance traits in a population of Impatiens capensis …

Polyploidy is now recognized as a characteristic feature of all angiosperm genomes (Jiao et
al., 2011), and remains an important speciation process today (Wendel, 2000; Comai, 2005; …

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, the possession of more than 2 complete genomes, is a major force in plant
evolution known to affect the genetic and genomic constitution and the phenotype of an …

Polyploidy as a dramatic mutational event in the process of evolution has wide implications
in nature and for the generation of new and improved crops. The three day Conference on …

Allopolyploids result from hybridization between different evolutionary lineages coupled with
genome doubling. Homoeologous chromosomes (chromosomes with common shared …

Since Polyploidy has been recognized as a widespread and common phenomenon among
eukaryotes, particularly higher plants, biologists have been interested in possible causal …

Polyploidy played a significant role in the origin and evolution of many plant species. The
primary phylogenetic effect of polyploidy is to stabilize selected hybrid genotypes. It also …