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Zhongtao Zhao

Chinese Academy of SciencesORCID 0000-0002-7733-9542Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Dianxiang ZhangiD· 2 shared Tieyao TuiD· 2 shared Yu ZhangiD· 2 shared Bingqiang XuiD· 1 shared Jianyu Zhang· 1 shared Kai ZhangiD· 1 shared Lei GuiD· 1 shared Libo JiangiD· 1 shared

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From distyly to stigma-height dimorphism: phylogenetic insights into the evolutionary breakdown of distyly in Jasminum

Shiqiao Chen, Kai Zhang, Jianyu Zhang, Yu Zhang, XIA PENG, Miaomiao Shi, Xiangping Wang, Shijin Li, Zhonghui Ma, 涂铁要, Zhongtao Zhao, Dianxiang Zhang

This study investigates the evolution of distyly and stigma-height dimorphism in Jasminum using phylogenetic analysis and morphology, finding that distyly originated in the common ancestor and SHD arose multiple times through reversion.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Genetic architecture of the S-locus supergene revealed in a tetraploid distylous species

Zhonglai Luo, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Tieyao Tu, Zhongtao Zhao, Shanshan Jia, Shiran Gu, Tingting Duan, Yu Zhang, Bingqiang Xu, Lei Gu, Xiaofang Deng, Libo Jiang, Miaomiao Shi, Dianxiang Zhang

This study identifies the genetic architecture of the S-locus supergene in tetraploid Schizomussaenda henryi, revealing hemizygous genes, gene duplication, and the role of auxin signaling in style length regulation.

New Phytologist · Sep 5, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology