Complete chloroplast genomes shed light on phylogenetic relationships, divergence time, and biogeography of Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae)

J Namgung, HDK Do, C Kim, HJ Choi, JH Kim - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Allioideae includes economically important bulb crops such as garlic, onion, leeks, and
some ornamental plants in Amaryllidaceae. Here, we reported the complete chloroplast …

The role of chromosome changes in the diversification of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae)

MA Sader, BS Amorim, L Costa, G Souza… - Systematics and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Passiflora L. has more than 575 species distributed especially in the Neotropics. The
chromosome number variation in the genus is highly congruent with its main subgenera, but …

Divide to conquer: evolutionary history of Allioideae tribes (Amaryllidaceae) is linked to distinct trends of karyotype evolution

L Costa, H Jimenez, R Carvalho… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Allioideae (eg, chives, garlics, onions) comprises three mainly temperate tribes: Allieae (800
species from the northern hemisphere), Gilliesieae (80 South American species), and …

Genome size dynamics in tribe Gilliesieae (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae) in the context of polyploidy and unusual incidence of Robertsonian translocations

J Pellicer, O Hidalgo, J Walker… - Botanical Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This study focuses on tribe Gilliesieae (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae), which stand out
because of their karyotype diversity, constituting a textbook example of Robertsonian …

A novel indicator of karyotype evolution in the tribe Leucocoryneae (Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae)

AB Sassone, A López, DH Hojsgaard… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Springer
The tribe Leucocoryneae is taxonomically and cytogenetically complex, mainly due to its
extraordinary morphological and karyological variation. Robertsonian translocations had …

One species with a disjunct distribution or two with convergent evolution? Taxonomy of two South American garlics

AB Sassone, MTK Arroyo, SC Arroyo‐Leuenberger… - Taxon, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of species boundaries has been a difficult task for biologists since the
beginning of classifications. Within South American Allioideae (= Alliaceae), the delimitation …

Reconstructing the phylogenetic history of the tribe Leucocoryneae (Allioideae): Reticulate evolution and diversification in South America

AB Sassone, LM Giussani - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
At present, the Allioideae is included within the Amaryllidaceae, which is an economically
important bulb crop subfamily that includes onion, garlic, and ornamental species …

[HTML][HTML] Does the chromosomal position of 35S rDNA sites influence their transcription? A survey on Nothoscordum species (Amaryllidaceae)

M Báez, G Souza, M Guerra - Genetics and molecular biology, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract 35S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sites are the regions where the ribosomal genes 18S,
5.8 S and 25S, responsible for the formation of the nucleoli, are found. The fact that rDNA …

Allopolyploid origin and genome differentiation of the parasitic species Cuscuta veatchii (Convolvulaceae) revealed by genomic in situ hybridization

A Ibiapino, MA García, ME Ferraz, M Costea… - …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Interspecific hybridization and genome duplication to form allopolyploids are major
evolutionary events in angiosperms. In the parasitic genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) …

Genomic, karyological and morphological changes of South American garlics (Ipheion) provide insights into mechanisms of speciation in the Pampean region

AB Sassone, DH Hojsgaard, LM Giussani… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Speciation proceeds through mechanisms that promote reproductive isolation and shape
the extent of genetic variation in natural populations, and thus its study is essential to …