Plant pan-genomes are the new reference

PE Bayer, AA Golicz, A Scheben, J Batley, D Edwards - Nature plants, 2020 - nature.com
Recent years have seen a surge in plant genome sequencing projects and the comparison
of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the …

Homoeologous exchanges, segmental allopolyploidy, and polyploid genome evolution

AS Mason, JF Wendel - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Polyploidy is a major force in plant evolution and speciation. In newly formed allopolyploids,
pairing between related chromosomes from different subgenomes (homoeologous …

The causes and consequences of subgenome dominance in hybrids and recent polyploids

KA Bird, R VanBuren, JR Puzey, PP Edger - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 87 I. Introduction 87 II. Evolution in action: subgenome dominance within
newly formed hybrids and polyploids 88 III. Summary and future directions 90 …

Mixed-ploidy species: progress and opportunities in polyploid research

F Kolář, M Čertner, J Suda, P Schönswetter… - Trends in plant …, 2017 - cell.com
Mixed-ploidy species harbor a unique form of genomic and phenotypic variation that
influences ecological interactions, facilitates genetic divergence, and offers insights into the …

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 …

Connecting genome structural variation with complex traits in crop plants

I Gabur, HS Chawla, RJ Snowdon… - Theoretical and applied …, 2019 - Springer
Key message Structural genome variation is a major determinant of useful trait diversity. We
describe how genome analysis methods are enabling discovery of trait-associated structural …

The final piece of the Triangle of U: Evolution of the tetraploid Brassica carinata genome

WC Yim, ML Swain, D Ma, H An, KA Bird… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata) is an ancient crop with remarkable stress resilience
and a desirable seed fatty acid profile for biofuel uses. Brassica carinata is one of six …

Exploring the gene pool of Brassica napus by genomics‐based approaches

D Hu, J Jing, RJ Snowdon, AS Mason… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
De novo allopolyploidization in Brassica provides a very successful model for reconstructing
polyploid genomes using progenitor species and relatives to broaden crop gene pools and …

Chromosome-Scale Assembly of Winter Oilseed Rape Brassica napus

HT Lee, HS Chawla, C Obermeier, F Dreyer… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rapeseed (Brassica napus), the second most important oilseed crop globally, originated
from an interspecific hybridization between B. rapa and B. oleracea. After this genome …

Homoeologous exchanges occur through intragenic recombination generating novel transcripts and proteins in wheat and other polyploids

Z Zhang, X Gou, H Xun, Y Bian, X Ma… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Recombination between homeologous chromosomes, also known as homeologous
exchange (HE), plays a significant role in shaping genome structure and gene expression in …