Brassicales: an update on chromosomal evolution and ancient polyploidy

• Published in: Plant systematics and evolution Vol. 304; no. 6; pp. 757 - 762
• Main Author: Lysak, Martin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer-Verlag GmbH 01.06.2018; Springer Vienna; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brassicaceae; Brassicales; Capparaceae; Chromosome number; Chromosomes; Cleomaceae; data collection; genome; Genomes; Historical metallurgy; Life Sciences; Mustard; Original Article; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Ecology; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Polyploidy; Resedaceae; Tropaeolaceae; Paleopolyploidy; Whole-genome duplications; Ancestral genome evolution; Paleogenomics; Post-polyploid diversification; Chromosome number evolution

Brassicales comprise 17 families, c. 400 genera and more than 4600 species. Despite the mustard family (crucifers, Brassicaceae) continuing to be the subject of intensive research, the remaining 16 families are largely under studied. Here I summarize the available data on chromosome number and genom...