On the Origin of Tetraploid Vernal Grasses (Anthoxanthum) in Europe

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CHUMOVA Z. MALÍK MANDÁKOVÁ Terezie TRAVNICEK P.

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Genes
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Central European Institute of Technology

Citation
Web https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/7/966
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes12070966
Keywords FISH; flow cytometry; GBSSI; genome size; GISH; Poaceae; polyploidy
Description Polyploidy has played a crucial role in the evolution of many plant taxa, namely in higher latitudinal zones. Surprisingly, after several decades of an intensive research on polyploids, there are still common polyploid species whose evolutionary history is virtually unknown. Here, we addressed the origin of sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) using flow cytometry, DNA sequencing, and in situ hybridization-based cytogenetic techniques. An allotetraploid and polytopic origin of the species has been verified. The chromosome study reveals an extensive variation between the European populations. In contrast, an autopolyploid origin of the rarer tetraploid vernal grass species, A. alpinum, has been corroborated. Diploid A. alpinum played an essential role in the polyploidization of both European tetraploids studied.
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