Overlooked polyploidies in lycophytes generalize their roles during the evolution of vascular plants
Jinpeng Wang, Jigao Yu, Pengchuan Sun, Chao Li, Xiaoming Song, Tianyu Lei, Yuxian Li, Jiaqing Yuan, Sangrong Sun, Hongling Ding, Xueqian Duan, Shaoqi Shen, Yanshuang Shen, Jing Li, Fanbo Meng, , Xiyin Wang
The paper reanalyzes the genome of Selaginella moellendroffii and finds multiple polyploidies, suggesting they played a key role in the evolution of vascular plants.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology