The history of rDNA research started almost 90 years ago when the geneticist, Barbara
McClintock observed that in interphase nuclei of maize the nucleolus was formed in …

Background Polyploid hybrids represent a rich natural resource to study molecular evolution
of plant genes and genomes. Here, we applied a combination of karyological and molecular …

The genus Rosa comprises more than 100 woody species characterized by intensive
hybridization, introgression, and an overall complex evolutionary history. Besides many …

The Solanum genus, being one of the largest among high plants, is distributed worldwide
and comprises about 1,200 species. The genus includes numerous agronomically important …

The freshwater plant water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) grows in warm climatic zones and is
used for phytoremediation and biomass production. P. stratiotes belongs to the Araceae, an …

Deschampsіa antarctіca, one of the two angiosperm species growing in the extreme
conditions of Antarctica, is a unique model for studying the relationship between genetic …

Tandemly arranged repetitive regions (repeats) that encode 5S rRNA (5S rDNA) are an
indispensable component of eukaryotic genomes. Typically, 5S rDNA repeats within a …

The genus Quercus (oak) is a widespread and economically important genus of tree plants.
The intrageneric taxonomy of this group remains controversial due to widely distributed …

The genus Festuca L.(subtribe Loliinae), which encompasses about 500 species, is one of
the largest genera of the Poeae tribe and is distributed worldwide. The taxonomy of the …

The wavy hair-grass, Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer (also known as Deschampsia flexuosa
(L.) Trin. or Lerchenfeldia flexuosa (L.) Schur), is a species of perennial herbaceous plant of …