Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication
The modern cultivated wheat has passed a long evolution involving origin of wild emmer (WEM), development of cultivated emmer, formation of spelt wheat and finally establishment of modern bread wheat and durum wheat. During this evolutionary process, rapid alterations and sporadic changes in wheat g...
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| author | Shanjida Rahman Shahidul Islam Zitong Yu Maoyun She Eviatar Nevo Wujun Ma |
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| description | The modern cultivated wheat has passed a long evolution involving origin of wild emmer (WEM), development of cultivated emmer, formation of spelt wheat and finally establishment of modern bread wheat and durum wheat. During this evolutionary process, rapid alterations and sporadic changes in wheat genome took place, due to hybridization, polyploidization, domestication, and mutation. This has resulted in some modifications and a high level of gene loss. As a result, the modern cultivated wheat does not contain all genes of their progenitors. These lost genes are novel for modern wheat improvement. Exploring wild progenitor for genetic variation of important traits is directly beneficial for wheat breeding. WEM wheat (<i>Triticum dicoccoides</i>) is a great genetic resource with huge diversity for traits. Few genes and quantitative trait loci (QTL) for agronomic, quantitative, biotic and abiotic stress-related traits have already been mapped from WEM. This resource can be utilized for modern wheat improvement by integrating identified genes or QTLs through breeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eaec579d82a74847b0ba08fd402f162c2023-11-20T10:08:42ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672020-08-012116583610.3390/ijms21165836Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and DomesticationShanjida Rahman0Shahidul Islam1Zitong Yu2Maoyun She3Eviatar Nevo4Wujun Ma5State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaState Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaState Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaState Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaInstitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, IsraelState Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaThe modern cultivated wheat has passed a long evolution involving origin of wild emmer (WEM), development of cultivated emmer, formation of spelt wheat and finally establishment of modern bread wheat and durum wheat. During this evolutionary process, rapid alterations and sporadic changes in wheat genome took place, due to hybridization, polyploidization, domestication, and mutation. This has resulted in some modifications and a high level of gene loss. As a result, the modern cultivated wheat does not contain all genes of their progenitors. These lost genes are novel for modern wheat improvement. Exploring wild progenitor for genetic variation of important traits is directly beneficial for wheat breeding. WEM wheat (<i>Triticum dicoccoides</i>) is a great genetic resource with huge diversity for traits. Few genes and quantitative trait loci (QTL) for agronomic, quantitative, biotic and abiotic stress-related traits have already been mapped from WEM. This resource can be utilized for modern wheat improvement by integrating identified genes or QTLs through breeding.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/16/5836gene modificationwild emmer wheatevolution and domesticationnovel genestrait enhancement |
| spellingShingle | Shanjida Rahman Shahidul Islam Zitong Yu Maoyun She Eviatar Nevo Wujun Ma Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication International Journal of Molecular Sciences gene modification wild emmer wheat evolution and domestication novel genes trait enhancement |
| title | Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication |
| title_full | Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication |
| title_fullStr | Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication |
| title_short | Current Progress in Understanding and Recovering the Wheat Genes Lost in Evolution and Domestication |
| title_sort | current progress in understanding and recovering the wheat genes lost in evolution and domestication |
| topic | gene modification wild emmer wheat evolution and domestication novel genes trait enhancement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/16/5836 |
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