Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms for gene expression and phenotypic variation in plant polyploids

ZJ Chen - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is an important genomic feature for all
eukaryotes, especially many plants and some animals. The common occurrence of …

Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids

TC Osborn, JC Pires, JA Birchler, DL Auger, ZJ Chen… - Trends in genetics, 2003 - cell.com
Polyploidy has long been recognized as a prominent force shaping the evolution of
eukaryotes, especially flowering plants. New phenotypes often arise with polyploid formation …

Temporal transcriptome profiling reveals expression partitioning of homeologous genes contributing to heat and drought acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Z Liu, M Xin, J Qin, H Peng, Z Ni, Y Yao, Q Sun - BMC plant biology, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a globally important crop. Heat,
drought and their combination dramatically reduce wheat yield and quality, but the …

Gossypium barbadense genome sequence provides insight into the evolution of extra-long staple fiber and specialized metabolites

X Liu, B Zhao, HJ Zheng, Y Hu, G Lu, CQ Yang… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Of the two cultivated species of allopolyploid cotton, Gossypium barbadense produces extra-
long fibers for the production of superior textiles. We sequenced its genome (AD) 2 and …

Functional divergence of duplicated genes formed by polyploidy during Arabidopsis evolution

G Blanc, KH Wolfe - The Plant Cell, 2004 - academic.oup.com
To study the evolutionary effects of polyploidy on plant gene functions, we analyzed
functional genomics data for a large number of duplicated gene pairs formed by ancient …

Genome downsizing in polyploid plants

IJ Leitch, MD Bennett - Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 2004 - academic.oup.com
All else being equal, polyploids are expected to have larger C-values (amount of DNA in the
unreplicated gametic nucleus) than their diploid progenitors, increasing in direct proportion …

Genes duplicated by polyploidy show unequal contributions to the transcriptome and organ-specific reciprocal silencing

KL Adams, R Cronn, R Percifield… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Most eukaryotes have genomes that exhibit high levels of gene redundancy, much of which
seems to have arisen from one or more cycles of genome doubling. Polyploidy has been …

Genetic and epigenetic consequences of recent hybridization and polyploidy in Spartina (Poaceae)

A Salmon, ML Ainouche, JF Wendel - Molecular ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
To study the consequences of hybridization and genome duplication on polyploid genome
evolution and adaptation, we used independently formed hybrids (Spartina× townsendii and …

Epigenetics and plant evolution

RA Rapp, JF Wendel - New Phytologist, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental precept of evolutionary biology is that natural selection acts on phenotypes
determined by DNA sequence variation within natural populations. Recent advances in our …

Epigenetic phenomena and the evolution of plant allopolyploids

B Liu, JF Wendel - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2003 - Elsevier
Allopolyploid speciation is widespread in plants, yet the molecular requirements for
successful orchestration of coordinated gene expression for two divergent and reunited …