Polyploid organisms carry more than two copies of each chromosome, a condition rarely
tolerated in animals but which occurs relatively frequently in the plant kingdom. One of the …

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is
a major disease of oilseed rape (Brassica napus). During infection, large, white/grey lesions …

Alternative splicing (AS) is a crucial regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes, which acts by
greatly increasing transcriptome diversity. The extent and complexity of AS has been …

Seed weight (SW), which is one of the three major factors influencing grain yield, has been
widely accepted as a complex trait that is controlled by polygenes, particularly in polyploid …

The evolutionary history of nearly all flowering plants includes a polyploidization event.
Homologous genes resulting from allopolyploidy are commonly referred to as 'homoeologs' …

Regulation of protein synthesis is a vital step in controlling gene expression, especially
during development. Over the last 10 years, it has become clear that rather than being …

Highlights•Polyploidy is a common evolutionary feature in all eukaryotes especially in
plants.•Ploidy and intergenomic hybridization induce genetic and epigenetic changes.•DNA …

该研究运用生物信息学方法鉴定甘蓝型油菜RPD3/HDA1 基因家族, 检测了其在'黔油早2
号'和'中双11'中的表达水平及2 个品种在低温(4℃) 和ABA 胁迫下该家族基因的表达特征 …

Despite early domestication around 3000 BC, the evolutionary history of the ancient
allotetraploid species Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss remains uncertain. Here, we report …

Hybridization brings together chromosome sets from two or more distinct progenitor species.
Genome duplication associated with hybridization, or allopolyploidy, allows these …