The contributions from the progenitor genomes of the mesopolyploid Brassiceae are evolutionarily distinct but functionally compatible
Yue Hao, Makenzie E. Mabry, Patrick P. Edger, Michael Freeling, Chunfang Zheng, Lingling Jin, Robert VanBuren, Marivi Colle, Hong An, R. Shawn Abrahams, Jacob D. Washburn, Xinshuai Qi, Kerrie Barry, Chris G. Daum, Shengqiang Shu, , Gavin C. Conant
The paper confirms a two-step hybridization model for the formation of hexaploidy in Brassiceae and shows subgenomes have distinct loss rates but functionally compatible genes.
Genome Research · May 1, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics