Transposable elements (TEs) represent an important fraction of plant genomes and are
likely to play a pivotal role in fuelling genome reorganization and functional changes …

The genus Brassica contains a wide range of diploid and amphipolyploid species including
some of the most important vegetable, condiment and oilseed crops worldwide. As members …

Investigators have long searched for a polyploidy paradigm—rules or principles that might
be common following polyploidization (wholegenome duplication, WGD). Here we attempt …

Molecular markers are essential in plant and animal breeding and biodiversity applications,
in human forensics, and for map-based cloning of genes. The long terminal repeat (LTR) …

Allopolyploidy is a major driving force in plant evolution and can induce rapid structural
changes in the hybrid genome. As major components of plant genomes, transposable …

The two genomes (A and C) of the allopolyploid Brassica napus have been clearly
distinguished using genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) despite the fact that the two extant …

The role played by wholegenome duplication (WGD) in evolution and adaptation is
particularly well illustrated in allopolyploids, where WGD is concomitant with interspecific …

Transposable elements (TE s) usually represent the most abundant and dynamic fraction of
genomes in almost all living organisms. The overall capacity of such 'junk DNA'to induce …

Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of plant genomes with the ability to
change their position in the genome or to create new copies of themselves in other positions …

We isolated and characterized a Brassica C genomespecific CACTA element, which was
designated Bot1 (Brassica oleracea transposon 1). After analysing phylogenetic …