The ABC's of comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: building blocks of crucifer genomes

ME Schranz, MA Lysak, T Mitchell-Olds - Trends in plant science, 2006 - cell.com
In this review we summarize recent advances in our understanding of phylogenetics,
polyploidization and comparative genomics in the family Brassicaceae. These findings pave …

Genome evolution of allopolyploids: a process of cytological and genetic diploidization

XF Ma, JP Gustafson - Cytogenetic and genome research, 2005 - karger.com
Allopolyploidy is a prominent mode of speciation in higher plants. Due to the coexistence of
closely related genomes, a successful allopolyploid must have the ability to invoke and …

Chromosome triplication found across the tribe Brassiceae

MA Lysak, MA Koch, A Pecinka, I Schubert - Genome research, 2005 - genome.cshlp.org
We have used an∼ 8.7-Mb BAC contig of Arabidopsis thaliana Chromosome 4 to trace
homeologous chromosome regions in 21 species of the family Brassicaceae. Homeologs of …

Comparative map** and marker-assisted selection in Rosaceae fruit crops

E Dirlewanger, E Graziano, T Joobeur… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
The development of saturated linkage maps using transferable markers, restriction fragment
length polymorphisms, and micro-satellites has provided a foundation for fruit tree genetics …

Segmental Structure of the Brassica napus Genome Based on Comparative Analysis With Arabidopsis thaliana

IAP Parkin, SM Gulden, AG Sharpe, L Lukens… - Genetics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Over 1000 genetically linked RFLP loci in Brassica napus were mapped to homologous
positions in the Arabidopsis genome on the basis of sequence similarity. Blocks of …

Comparative Genomics of Brassica oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana Reveal Gene Loss, Fragmentation, and Dispersal after Polyploidy

CD Town, F Cheung, R Maiti, J Crabtree… - The Plant …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We sequenced 2.2 Mb representing triplicated genome segments of Brassica oleracea,
which are each paralogous with one another and homologous with a segmentally …

Simple Sequence Repeat-Based Comparative Genomics Between Brassica rapa and Arabidopsis thaliana: The Genetic Origin of Clubroot Resistance

K Suwabe, H Tsukazaki, H Iketani, K Hatakeyama… - Genetics, 2006 - academic.oup.com
An SSR-based linkage map was constructed in Brassica rapa. It includes 113 SSR, 87
RFLP, and 62 RAPD markers. It consists of 10 linkage groups with a total distance of 1005.5 …

Flowering time divergence and genomic rearrangements in resynthesized Brassica polyploids (Brassicaceae)

JC Pires, J Zhao, ME Schranz, EJ Leon… - Biological Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Novel phenotypes often arise in generations immediately following polyploidization.
Previous studies have shown that separate lineages derived from a resynthesized Brassica …

Patterns of Sequence Loss and Cytosine Methylation within a Population of Newly Resynthesized Brassica napus Allopolyploids

LN Lukens, JC Pires, E Leon, R Vogelzang… - Plant …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Allopolyploid formation requires the adaptation of two nuclear genomes within a single
cytoplasm, which may involve programmed genetic and epigenetic changes during the …

Detection of chromosomal rearrangements derived from homeologous recombination in four map** populations of Brassica napus L.

JA Udall, PA Quijada, TC Osborn - Genetics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Genetic maps of Brassica napus were constructed from four segregating populations of
doubled haploid lines. Each map** population had the same male parent and used the …