Current strategies of polyploid plant genome sequence assembly

M Kyriakidou, HH Tai, NL Anglin, D Ellis… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Polyploidy or duplication of an entire genome occurs in the majority of angiosperms. The
understanding of polyploid genomes is important for the improvement of those crops, which …

Mitotic chromosome doubling of plant tissues in vitro

E Dhooghe, K Van Laere, T Eeckhaut, L Leus… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2011 - Springer
In vitro chromosome doubling can be induced by several antimitotic agents. The most
commonly used are colchicine, oryzalin and trifluralin. The process of induced chromosome …

A male-expressed rice embryogenic trigger redirected for asexual propagation through seeds

I Khanday, D Skinner, B Yang, R Mercier… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The molecular pathways that trigger the initiation of embryogenesis after fertilization in
flowering plants, and prevent its occurrence without fertilization, are not well understood …

Development of a comprehensive genotype-to-fitness map of adaptation-driving mutations in yeast

S Venkataram, B Dunn, Y Li, A Agarwala, J Chang… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Adaptive evolution plays a large role in generating the phenotypic diversity observed in
nature, yet current methods are impractical for characterizing the molecular basis and fitness …

Artificial polyploidy in medicinal plants: advancement in the last two decades and impending prospects

U Salma, S Kundu, N Mandal - Journal of crop science and biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
Medicinal plants are in huge demand since the consumption is widespread and ever-
increasing globally. The conventional breeding programs are generally environmental …

In vitro androgenesis: spontaneous vs. artificial genome doubling and characterization of regenerants

B Ahmadi, H Ebrahimzadeh - Plant cell reports, 2020 - Springer
Androgenesis has become the most frequently chosen method of doubled haploid (DH)
production in major crops. Theoretically, plantlets derived from in vitro cultured microspore …

Evidence for sex and recombination in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta

TC Levin, N King - Current Biology, 2013 - cell.com
Nearly all animals reproduce sexually through the production and fusion of sperm and egg
cells, yet little is known about the ancestry of animal sexual reproduction. Moreover, the …

Isolation of plant nuclei for estimation of nuclear DNA content: overview and best practices

J Loureiro, P Kron, EM Temsch, P Koutecký… - Cytometry Part …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A critical aspect for obtaining accurate, reliable, and high‐resolution estimates of nuclear
DNA content is the release of nuclei from the cytoplasm in sufficient amounts, while …

Genome Size Variation and Evolution Driven by Transposable Elements in the Genus Oryza

S Dai, X Zhu, G Hutang, J Li, J Tian, X Jiang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genome size variation and evolutionary forces behind have been long pursued in flowering
plants. The genus Oryza, consisting of approximately 25 wild species and two cultivated rice …

Trigenomic Bridges for Brassica Improvement

S Chen, MN Nelson, AM Chèvre… - Critical Reviews in …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
We introduce and review Brassica crop improvement via trigenomic bridges. Six
economically important Brassica species share three major genomes (A, B, and C), which …