Plant speciation through chromosome instability and ploidy change: Cellular mechanisms, molecular factors and evolutionary relevance

Plant speciation and diversification strongly rely on structural changes in the nuclear genome, both at the whole ploidy and individual chromosome level. Phylogenetic, comparative mapping and cytological studies have provided insights into the evolutionary mechanisms that shape the plant genome. The...

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Published in:	Current Plant Biology
Main Authors:	Nico De Storme, Annaliese Mason
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-08-01
Subjects:	Polyploidy Speciation Unreduced gametes Aneuploidy Dysploidy Somatic polyploidization Meiotic restitution Cytological mechanisms
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662814000103