Abstract Background and Aims Studies on codon usage in monocots have focused on
grasses, and observed patterns of this taxon were generalized to all monocot species. Here …

The rapid development of sequencing technology has led to an explosion of plant genome
data, opening up more opportunities for research in the field of comparative evolutionary …

During meiosis, crossover rates are not randomly distributed along the chromosome and
their location may have a strong impact on the functioning and evolution of the genome. To …

We report on a whole‐genome draft sequence of rye (Secale cereale L.). Rye is a diploid
Triticeae species closely related to wheat and barley, and an important crop for food and …

Background GC pairs are generally more stable than AT pairs; GC-rich genomes were
proposed to be more adapted to high temperatures than AT-rich genomes. Previous studies …

Selection on codon usage bias is well documented in a number of microorganisms. Whether
codon usage is also generally shaped by natural selection in large organisms, despite their …

Comparisons of flowering plant genomes reveal multiple rounds of ancient polyploidy
characterized by large intragenomic syntenic blocks. Three such whole-genome duplication …

Parasitic organisms exemplify morphological and genomic reduction. Some heterotrophic,
parasitic plants harbor drastically reduced and degraded plastid genomes resulting from …

During meiosis homologous chromosomes undergo crossover recombination. Sequence
differences between homologs can locally inhibit crossovers. Despite this, nucleotide …

The GC content, one of the important compositional features of the genome, varies
significantly among different genomes and different regions within a genome. Identifying the …