Members of the MADS-box transcription factor family play essential roles in almost every
developmental process in plants. Many MADS-box genes have conserved functions across …

Shifting the seasonal timing of reproduction is a major goal of plant breeding efforts to
produce novel varieties that are better adapted to local environments and changing climatic …

Plant genomes are often characterized by a high level of repetitiveness and polyploid
nature. Consequently, creating genome assemblies for plant genomes is challenging. The …

There is an increasing awareness that as a result of structural variation, a reference
sequence representing a genome of a single individual is unable to capture all of the gene …

Allotetraploid oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is an agriculturally important crop. Cultivation
and breeding of B. napus by humans has resulted in numerous genetically diverse …

Polyploidy has long been recognized as a prominent force shaping the evolution of
eukaryotes, especially flowering plants. New phenotypes often arise with polyploid formation …

▪ Abstract Currently, genetic variation is probably the most important basic resource for plant
biology. In addition to the variation artificially generated by mutants in model plants, naturally …

Many previous studies have provided evidence for genome changes in polyploids, but there
are little data on the overall population dynamics of genome change and whether it causes …

Nearly 100 genes and functional polymorphisms underlying natural variation in plant
development and physiology have been identified. In crop plants, these include genes …

In this review we summarize recent advances in our understanding of phylogenetics,
polyploidization and comparative genomics in the family Brassicaceae. These findings pave …