Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
All detectable ancient whole-genome duplications involve hybridization
Michelle L. Gaynor, Keyi Feng, Douglas E. Soltis…·Stephen A. Smith
The paper shows that ancient whole-genome duplications are often detected through hybridization rather than true polyploidy, based on Ks distribution analysis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.25.747000