Karyotypic evolution of the Medicago complex: sativa-caerulea-falcata inferred from comparative cytogenetic analysis

Karyotypic evolution of the Medicago complex: sativa-caerulea-falcata inferred from comparative cytogenetic analysis

Abstract Background Polyploidy plays an important role in the adaptation and speciation of plants. The alteration of karyotype is a significant event during polyploidy formation. The Medicago sativa complex includes both diploid (2n = 2× = 16) and tetraploid (2n = 2× = 32) subspecies. The tetraploid...

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Main Authors: Feng Yu, Haiqing Wang, Yanyan Zhao, Ruijuan Liu, Quanwen Dou, Jiangli Dong, Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Medicago sativa
M. sativa ssp. caerulea
M. sativa ssp. falcata
Repetitive sequences
FISH
Chromosome evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0951-x

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