Decrease in Purifying Selection Pressures on Wheat Homoeologous Genes: Tetraploidization vs Hexaploidization
Akihiro Ezoe, Daisuke Todaka, Yoshinori Utsumi, Satoshi Takahashi, Kanako Kawaura, Motoaki Seki
The paper compares the impact of tetraploidization and hexaploidization on selection pressures of homoeologous genes in wheat, finding tetraploidization has a greater effect.
The Plant Journal · Oct 20, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology