Jigao Yu

This study identifies an ancient allopolyploidization event in Selaginellaceae using phylogenetic analysis and morphological evidence, revealing hybridization during the Early Triassic.

The paper reports the genome of a homosporous lycophyte, revealing that LTR-RTs drive genome size expansion through a birth-death mode unique to homosporous species.

On-going gene conversion between duplicated genes from 100 mya polyploidization contributes to rice subspecies divergence, often involving the same donor genes at chromosome termini.

The paper reanalyzes the genome of Selaginella moellendroffii and finds multiple polyploidies, suggesting they played a key role in the evolution of vascular plants.