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Repeat proliferation and partial endoreplication jointly shape the patterns of genome size evolution in orchids.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2021
Chumová Zuzana, Záveská Eliška, Hloušková Petra, Ponert Jan, Schmidt Philipp-André, Čertner Martin, Mandáková Terezie, Trávníček Pavel
Abstract excerpt
Although the evolutionary drivers of genome size change are known, the general patterns and mechanisms of plant genome size evolution are yet to be established. Here we aim to assess the relative importance of proliferation of repetitive DNA, chromosomal variation (including polyploidy), and the type of endoreplication for genome size evolution of the Pleurothallidinae, the most species-rich orchid lineage....
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