Article
Effect of Whole-Genome Duplication on the Evolutionary Rescue of Sterile Hybrid Monkeyflowers.
Plant communications - 9 Nov 2020
Meeus Sofie, Šemberová Kristýna, De Storme Nico, Geelen Danny, Vallejo-Marín Mario
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization is a creative evolutionary force, increasing genomic diversity and facilitating adaptation and even speciation. Hybrids often face significant challenges to establishment, including reduced fertility that arises from genomic incompatibilities between their parents. Whole-genome duplication in hybrids (allopolyploidy) can restore fertility, cause immediate phenotypic changes, and generate...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
