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Multiple Polyploidization Events across Asteraceae with Two Nested Events in the Early History Revealed by Nuclear Phylogenomics.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2016
Huang Chien-Hsun, Zhang Caifei, Liu Mian, Hu Yi, Gao Tiangang, Qi Ji, Ma Hong
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Biodiversity results from multiple evolutionary mechanisms, including genetic variation and natural selection. Whole-genome duplications (WGDs), or polyploidizations, provide opportunities for large-scale genetic modifications. Many evolutionarily successful lineages, including angiosperms and vertebrates, are ancient polyploids, suggesting that WGDs are a driving force in evolution. However, this hypothesis is...
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