Evolution of plant genome architecture
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We have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of the evolution and structure of plant genomes in recent years. Here, we highlight three important emergent realizations: (1) that the evolutionary history of all plant genomes contains multiple, cyclical episodes of whole-genome doubling that were followed by myriad fractionation processes; (2) that the vast majority of the variation in genome size reflects the dynamics of proliferation and loss of lineage-specific transposable elements; and (3) that various classes of small RNAs help shape genomic architecture and function. We illustrate ways in which understanding these organism-level and molecular genetic processes can be used for crop plant improvement.
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This article is published as Wendel, Jonathan F., Scott A. Jackson, Blake C. Meyers, and Rod A. Wing. "Evolution of plant genome architecture." Genome biology 17, no. 1 (2016): 37. 10.1186/s13059-016-0908-1. Posted with permission.