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Molecular data and the dynamic nature of polyploidy
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Molecular data strongly suggest that recurrent formation of polyploid species is the rule, rather than the exception, and that multiple origins were found to be frequent on a local geographic scale, as well as during a short span of time.Abstract:
During the past decade, molecular techniques have provided a wealth of data that have facilitated the resolution of several controversial questions in polyploid evolution. Herein we have focused on several of these issues: (1) the frequency of recurrent formation of polyploid species; (2) the genetic consequences of multiple polyploidizations within a species; (3) the prevalence and genetic attributes of autopolyploids; and (4) the genetic changes that occur in polyploid genomes following their formation. Molecular data provide a more dynamic picture of polyploid evolution than has been traditionally espoused. Numerous studies have demonstrated multiple origins of both allopolyploids and autopolyploids. In several polyploid species studied in detail, multiple origins were found to be frequent on a local geographic scale, as well as during a short span of time. Molecular data strongly suggest that recurrent formation of polyploid species is the rule, rather than the exception. In addition, molecul...read more
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Polyploid Incidence and Evolution
Sarah P. Otto,Jeannette Whitton +1 more
TL;DR: New estimates for the incidence of polyploidy in ferns and flowering plants are presented based on a simple model describing transitions between odd and even base chromosome numbers, and it is indicated that ploidy changes may represent from 2 to 4% of speciation events in flowering plants and 7% in f Ferns.
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Pathways, mechanisms, and rates of polyploid formation in flowering plants
TL;DR: The results indicate that the triploid bridge pathway can contribute significantly to autopolyploids formation regardless of the mating system, and to allopolyploid formation in outcrossing taxa.
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Hybridization and speciation
Richard J. Abbott,Dirk C. Albach,Stephen W. Ansell,Jan W. Arntzen,Stuart J. E. Baird,Nicolas Bierne,Janette W. Boughman,Alan Brelsford,C. A. Buerkle,Richard J. A. Buggs,Roger K. Butlin,Ulf Dieckmann,Fabrice Eroukhmanoff,Andrea Grill,Sara Helms Cahan,Jo S. Hermansen,Godfrey M. Hewitt,Alan G. Hudson,Chris D. Jiggins,Julia C. Jones,Barbara Keller,T. Marczewski,James Mallet,Paloma Martínez-Rodríguez,Markus Möst,Sean P. Mullen,Richard A. Nichols,Arne W. Nolte,Christian Parisod,Karin S. Pfennig,Amber M. Rice,Michael G. Ritchie,Burkhardt Seifert,Carole M. Smadja,Rike B. Stelkens,Jacek M. Szymura,Risto Väinölä,Jochen B. W. Wolf,Dietmar Zinner +38 more
TL;DR: A perspective on the context and evolutionary significance of hybridization during speciation is offered, highlighting issues of current interest and debate and suggesting that the Dobzhansky–Muller model of hybrid incompatibilities requires a broader interpretation.
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Genome evolution in polyploids
TL;DR: Processes and mechanisms of gene and genome evolution in polyploids are reviewed, including the role of transposable elements in structural and regulatory gene evolution; processes and significance of epigenetic silencing; underlying controls of chromosome pairing and mechanisms and functional significance of rapid genome changes are reviewed.
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Hybrid Origins of Plant Species
TL;DR: Experimental, theoretical, and empirical studies of homoploid hybrid speciation suggest that it is feasible, although evolutionary conditions are stringent, and hybridization may be important as a stimulus for the genetic or chromosomal reorganization envisioned in founder effect and saltational models of speciation.
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