Hybridization preceded radiation in diploid wheats
S. Huynh, T. Marcussen, F. felber, C. Parisod
This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of Aegilops-Triticum diploids, finding that the D-genome originated through hybridization between A and B genomes ~4.1 Ma ago, followed by diversification into diploid and allopolyploid wheats.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2019Evolutionary Biology