Journal
GENOME BIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-016-0908-1
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- National Science Foundation
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience [1026200] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1339194] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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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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