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Evolutionary consequences, constraints and potential of polyploidy in plants.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2013
Weiss-Schneeweiss H, Emadzade K, Jang T-S, Schneeweiss G M
Abstract excerpt
Polyploidy, the possession of more than 2 complete genomes, is a major force in plant evolution known to affect the genetic and genomic constitution and the phenotype of an organism, which will have consequences for its ecology and geography as well as for lineage diversification and speciation. In this review, we discuss phylogenetic patterns in the incidence of polyploidy including possible underlying causes,...
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