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 …

Although polyploidy has been involved in speciation in both animals and plants, the general
perception is often that it is too rare to have been a significant factor in animal evolution and …

Polyploidy has played a major role in the evolution of many eukaryotes. Recent studies have
dramatically reshaped views of polyploid evolution, demonstrating that most polyploid …

The papers that have been presented at the present synposium provide in themselves
ample evidence that problems connected with Polyploidy are of prime importance for …

Polyploidy is defined as an increase in genome DNA content. Throughout the plant and
animal kingdoms specific cell types become polyploid as part of their differentiation …

In this chapter some of the salient features of polyploidy in plants, including a brief
description of its prevalence and modes of formation are discussed. Several model systems …

Polyploidy and domestication are common features of plant evolution. A number of selective
advantages conferred by polyploidy appear relevant to domestication. Surprisingly, the …

Polyploidy is an intriguing phenomenon in plants that has provided an important pathway for
evolution and speciation. Although the first polyploid was discovered over a century ago, the …

Polyploidy in populations of well-differentiated plant species is now widely recognized (1, 2).
Most reports, however, are limited to a few individuals from one or several populations and …

Polyploidy is a mutation with profound phenotypic consequences and thus hypothesized to
have transformative effects in plant ecology. This is most often considered in the context of …