Genome mergers between independently evolving lineages, via allopolyploidy, can
potentially lead to instantaneous sympatric speciation. However, little is known about the …

A common view is that an accidental increase in ploidy contributes to the evolution of
neoplastic cells primarily by decreasing the fidelity of mitosis with extra chromosomes and …

Coffea arabica is an allotetraploid of high economic importance. C. arabica transcriptome is
a combination of the transcripts of two parental genomes (C. eugenioides and C …

Background Centromeric DNA sequences alone are neither necessary nor sufficient for
centromere specification. The centromere specific histone, CenH3, evolves rapidly in many …

The formation and evolution of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L., genome BBAADD)
involves allopolyploidization events at two ploidy levels. Whether the two ploidy levels …

The objective of this study was to explore the known narrow genetic diversity and discover
single-nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers for marker-assisted breeding within Pima …

Lacking of reference genome sequence for the development of stable molecular markers for
specific chromosomes (intervals) remains to be a challenge in cotton, which was a …

We profiled the gene regulatory landscape of Brassica napus reproductive development
using RNA sequencing. Comparative analysis of this nascent amphidiploid across the plant …

High-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GSs) are of considerable interest, because
they play a crucial role in determining dough viscoelastic properties and end-use quality of …

Nodulation is a symbiotic interaction between soil bacteria and plant hosts, most notably
between rhizobia and legumes. This interaction is important for plant hosts, since it enables …