Patterns and processes of diploidization in land plants

Z Li, MTW McKibben, GS Finch… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Most land plants are now known to be ancient polyploids that have rediploidized.
Diploidization involves many changes in genome organization that ultimately restore …

The molecular biology of meiosis in plants

R Mercier, C Mézard, E Jenczewski… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Meiosis is the cell division that reshuffles genetic information between generations.
Recently, much progress has been made in understanding this process; in particular, the …

Polyploidy: pitfalls and paths to a paradigm

DE Soltis, CJ Visger, DB Marchant… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Investigators have long searched for a polyploidy paradigm—rules or principles that might
be common following polyploidization (whole‐genome duplication, WGD). Here we attempt …

A Y-encoded suppressor of feminization arose via lineage-specific duplication of a cytokinin response regulator in kiwifruit

T Akagi, IM Henry, H Ohtani, T Morimoto… - The Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Dioecy, the presence of male and female flowers on distinct individuals, has evolved
independently in multiple plant lineages, and the genes involved in this differential …

Concerted genomic and epigenomic changes accompany stabilization of Arabidopsis allopolyploids

X Jiang, Q Song, W Ye, ZJ Chen - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - nature.com
During evolution successful allopolyploids must overcome 'genome shock'between
hybridizing species but the underlying process remains elusive. Here, we report concerted …

[HTML][HTML] Plant speciation through chromosome instability and ploidy change: cellular mechanisms, molecular factors and evolutionary relevance

N De Storme, A Mason - Current Plant Biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Plant speciation and diversification strongly rely on structural changes in the nuclear
genome, both at the whole ploidy and individual chromosome level. Phylogenetic …

Patterns, mechanisms, and consequences of homoeologous exchange in allopolyploid angiosperms: a genomic and epigenomic perspective

SK Deb, PP Edger, JC Pires, MR McKain - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allopolyploids result from hybridization between different evolutionary lineages coupled with
genome doubling. Homoeologous chromosomes (chromosomes with common shared …

Whole genome duplications in plants: an overview from Arabidopsis

JC Del Pozo, E Ramirez-Parra - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of crossover interference enables stable autopolyploidy by ensuring pairwise partner connections in Arabidopsis arenosa

C Morgan, MA White, FCH Franklin, D Zickler… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Polyploidy is a major driver of evolutionary change. Autopolyploids, which arise by within-
species whole-genome duplication, carry multiple nearly identical copies of each …

Learning to tango with four (or more): the molecular basis of adaptation to polyploid meiosis

K Bomblies - Plant reproduction, 2023 - Springer
Polyploidy, which arises from genome duplication, has occurred throughout the history of
eukaryotes, though it is especially common in plants. The resulting increased size …