Poorly known relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 449 - 459
• Main Authors: Clauss, Maria J., Koch, Marcus A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis arenosa; Arabidopsis lyrata; Arabidopsis thaliana; Bacterial plant pathogens; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; evolution; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; genomics; Geography; heavy metals; Hybridization, Genetic; literature reviews; metal tolerance; Metals, Heavy - metabolism; Pathology. Damages, economic importance; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; plant genetics; Polyploidy; Reproduction - physiology; Species Specificity; Polyploidy; Genomics; Tolerance; Hybridization; Sexual reproduction; Population genetics; Heavy metal; Arabidopsis thaliana; Molecular evolution; Selfincompatibility; Cruciferae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Speciation

Non-model Arabidopsis species have been widely used as outgroup taxa in studies of molecular evolution. In Arabidopsis lyrata, Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis arenosa, traits pertaining to self-incompatibility, heavy metal tolerance and inter-specific hybridization have been subjected to detaile...