High-throughput DNA sequencing (HTS) presents great opportunities for plant systematics,
yet genomic complexity needs to be reduced for HTS to be effectively applied. We highlight …

A major reason for studying plant sex chromosomes is that they may often be
'young'systems. There is considerable evidence for the independent evolution of separate …

We report the first annotated chromosome-level reference genome assembly for pea, Gregor
Mendel's original genetic model. Phylogenetics and paleogenomics show genomic …

Polyploidy is a key mechanism of genome evolution and speciation, particularly in plants.
Many aspects of polyploidy have been elucidated with the tools that have become available …

Transposable elements (TEs) are genomic sequences that can move, multiply, and often
form sizable fractions of vertebrate genomes. Fish belong to a unique group of vertebrates …

Glycosylated metabolites generated by UDP‐dependent glycosyltransferases (UGTs) play
critical roles in plant interactions with the environment as well as human and animal …

The commercial release of third-generation sequencing technologies (TGSTs), giving long
and ultra-long sequencing reads, has stimulated the development of new tools for …

In angiosperms, genome size and nucleobase composition (GC content) exhibit pronounced
variation with possible adaptive consequences. The hyperdiverse orchid family possessing …

Flowering plants serve as a powerful model for studying the evolution of nuclear genome
size (GS) given the tremendous GS variation that exists both within and across angiosperm …

Mechanisms of genome evolution are fundamental to our understanding of adaptation and
the generation and maintenance of biodiversity, yet genome dynamics are still poorly …