Genome size variation and polyploidy prevalence in the genus Eragrostis are associated with the global dispersal in arid area
BackgroundBiologists have long debated the drivers of the genome size evolution and variation ever since Darwin. Assumptions for the adaptive or maladaptive consequences of the associations between genome sizes and environmental factors have been proposed, but the significance of these hypotheses re...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1066925/full |