Homeolog loss and expression changes in natural populations of the recently and repeatedly formed allotetraploid <it>Tragopogon mirus </it>(Asteraceae)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although polyploidy has long been recognized as a major force in the evolution of plants, most of what we know about the genetic consequences of polyploidy comes from the study of crops and model systems. Furthermore, although many p...

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Main Authors: Soltis Pamela S, Koh Jin, Soltis Douglas E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/97