Paleo-polyploidization in Lycophytes.
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SUBMITTER: Wang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7801247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Paleo-polyploidization in Lycophytes.
Wang Jinpeng J Yu Jigao J Sun Pengchuan P Li Chao C Song Xiaoming X Lei Tianyu T Li Yuxian Y Yuan Jiaqing J Sun Sangrong S Ding Hongling H Duan Xueqian X Shen Shaoqi S Shen Yanshuang Y Li Jing J Meng Fanbo F Xie Yangqin Y Wang Jianyu J Hou Yue Y Zhang Jin J Zhang Xianchun X Li Xiu-Qing XQ Paterson Andrew H AH Wang Xiyin X
Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics 20200601 3
Lycophytes and seed plants constitute the typical vascular plants. Lycophytes have been thought to have no paleo-polyploidization although the event is known to be critical for the fast expansion of seed plants. Here, genomic analyses including the homologous gene dot plot analysis detected multiple paleo-polyploidization events, with one occurring approximately 13-15 million years ago (MYA) and another about 125-142 MYA, during the evolution of the genome of Selaginella moellendorffii, a model ...[more]
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