Evidence of whole-genome duplications (WGDs) and subsequent karyotype changes has
been detected in most major lineages of living organisms on Earth. To clarify the complex …

Given the prevalence of duplicate genes and genomes in plant species, the study of their
evolutionary dynamics has been a focus of study in plant evolutionary genetics over the past …

Duplicated genes can contribute to the evolution of new functions and they are common in
eukaryotic genomes. After duplication, genes can show divergence in their sequence and/or …

Ancient duplication events and a high rate of retention of extant pairs of duplicate genes
have contributed to an abundance of duplicate genes in plant genomes. These duplicates …

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) is a dramatic, common event in plants. Because of the
detrimental effects arising from doubling the entire chromosome set, such as minority …

Background Most eukaryotic genomes have undergone whole genome duplications during
their evolutionary history. Recent studies have shown that the function of these duplicated …

Polyploidy or whole genome duplication (WGD) provides raw genetic materials for
sequence and expression evolution of duplicate genes. However, the mode and tempo of …

Plant genomes contain large numbers of duplicated genes that contribute to the evolution of
new functions. Following duplication, genes can exhibit divergence in their coding sequence …

Background Divergence in gene structure following gene duplication is not well understood.
Gene duplication can occur via whole-genome duplication (WGD) and single-gene …

Gene loss following whole genome duplication (WGD) is often biased, with one subgenome
retaining more ancestral genes and the other sustaining more gene deletions. While bias …