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Nested whole-genome duplications coincide with diversification and high morphological disparity in Brassicaceae.
Nature communications - 30 Jul 2020
Walden Nora, German Dmitry A, Wolf Eva M, Kiefer Markus, Rigault Philippe, Huang Xiao-Chen, Kiefer Christiane, Schmickl Roswitha, Franzke Andreas, Neuffer Barbara, Mummenhoff Klaus, Koch Marcus A
Abstract excerpt
Angiosperms have become the dominant terrestrial plant group by diversifying for ~145 million years into a broad range of environments. During the course of evolution, numerous morphological innovations arose, often preceded by whole genome duplications (WGD). The mustard family (Brassicaceae), a successful angiosperm clade with ~4000 species, has been diversifying into many evolutionary lineages for more than 30...
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