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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Main Authors: Ge-Ran Hutang, Yan Tong, Xun-Ge Zhu, Li-Zhi Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1066925/full