It has long been recognized that hybridization and polyploidy are prominent processes in
plant evolution. Although classically recognized as significant in speciation and adaptation …

The morphological and ecological intermediacy of hybrid taxa has long interested and
challenged fern biologists, resulting in numerous systematic contributions focused on …

Engineering improved Rubisco for the enhancement of photosynthesis is challenged by the
alternate locations of the chloroplast rbcL gene and nuclear RbcS genes. Here we develop …

Mitochondrial and plastid functions depend on coordinated expression of proteins encoded
by genomic compartments that have radical differences in copy number of organellar and …

The study of genetic exchange resulting from natural hybridization, horizontal gene transfer,
and viral recombination has long been marked by controversy between researchers holding …

Cytonuclear disruption may accompany allopolyploid evolution as a consequence of the
merger of different nuclear genomes in a cellular environment having only one set of …

Abstract Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase–oxygenase (Rubisco) catalyses the first
step in carbon fixation and is a strategic target for improving photosynthetic efficiency. In …

Structural variation is a major source of genetic diversity and an important substrate for
selection. In allopolyploids, homoeologous exchanges (ie between the constituent …

Allopolyploidization, which entails interspecific hybridization and whole genome duplication
(WGD), is associated with emergent genetic and epigenetic instabilities that are thought to …

Eukaryotes rely on proteins encoded by the nuclear and mitochondrial (mt) genomes, which
interact within multisubunit complexes such as oxidative-phosphorylation enzymes …