Plant pan-genomics and its applications

J Shi, Z Tian, J Lai, X Huang - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Plant genomes are so highly diverse that a substantial proportion of genomic sequences are
not shared among individuals. The variable DNA sequences, along with the conserved core …

Modeling plant diseases under climate change: evolutionary perspectives

LN Yang, M Ren, J Zhan - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Infectious plant diseases are a major threat to global agricultural productivity, economic
development, and ecological integrity. There is widespread concern that these social and …

Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread

P Pyšek, M Lučanová, W Dawson… - New …, 2023 - durham-repository.worktribe.com
Karyological characteristics are among the traits underpinning the invasion success of
vascular plants. Using 11 049 species, we tested the effects of genome size and ploidy …

Genomic copy number variability at the genus, species and population levels impacts in situ ecological analyses of dinoflagellates and harmful algal blooms

R Ruvindy, A Barua, CJS Bolch, C Sarowar… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The application of meta-barcoding, qPCR, and metagenomics to aquatic eukaryotic
microbial communities requires knowledge of genomic copy number variability (CNV). CNV …

From genome size to trait evolution during angiosperm radiation

S Bhadra, IJ Leitch, RE Onstein - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Angiosperm diversity arises from trait flexibility and repeated evolutionary radiations, but the
role of genomic characters in these radiations remains unclear. In this opinion article, we …

Sequencing the genomes of the first terrestrial fungal lineages: what have we learned?

AP Gryganskyi, J Golan, A Muszewska, A Idnurm… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The first genome sequenced of a eukaryotic organism was for Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
as reported in 1996, but it was more than 10 years before any of the zygomycete fungi …

A high-quality Bougainvillea genome provides new insights into evolutionary history and pigment biosynthetic pathways in the Caryophyllales

L Lan, H Zhao, S Xu, S Kan, X Zhang, W Liu… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bougainvillea is a perennial ornamental shrub that is highly regarded in ornamental
horticulture around the world. However, the absence of genome data limits our …

Repeat-based phylogenomics shed light on unclear relationships in the monocentric genus Juncus L.(Juncaceae)

Y Mata-Sucre, W Matzenauer, N Castro… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The repetitive fraction (repeatome) of eukaryotic genomes is diverse and usually fast
evolving, being an important tool for clarify plant systematics. The genus Juncus L …

Genome size, genetic diversity, and phenotypic variability imply the effect of genetic variation instead of ploidy on trait plasticity in the cross-pollinated tree species of …

BN Gnanesh, R Mondal, A GS, M HB, P Singh, B MR… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Elucidation of genome size (GS), genetic and phenotypic variation is the fundamental aspect
of crop improvement programs. Mulberry is a cross-pollinated, highly heterozygous tree …

Genome size variation and polyploidy prevalence in the genus Eragrostis are associated with the global dispersal in arid area

GR Hutang, Y Tong, XG Zhu, LZ Gao - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Biologists have long debated the drivers of the genome size evolution and
variation ever since Darwin. Assumptions for the adaptive or maladaptive consequences of …