Overcoming breeding constraints in polyploid oat from evolutionary insights
Xue Bai, Miao Sun, Yue Zhang, Hang Yin, Xue Cui, Xiaolin Liu, Zhigui Bao, Zhiyang Zhang, Zheng Dong, Zhongjie Liu, Yaoyao Wu, Dongwen Wang, Zhiwen Zou, Jia He, Mengting Li, , Yao Zhou
This study uses genome and transcriptomic analyses of oat species to show that polyploidy creates functional redundancy, buffering mutations but hindering beneficial allele fixation, and proposes breeding strategies to overcome these challenges.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology