Evolutionary dynamics of grass genomes

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 154; no. 1; pp. 15 - 28
• Main Author: Gaut, Brandon S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.04.2002; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; chromosome mapping; chromosome number; Classical and quantitative genetics. Population genetics. Molecular genetics; comparative map; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Generalities. Genetics. Plant material; Genes. Genome; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; genome; genome size; genomics; interspecific variation; microsynteny; Molecular and cellular biology; Molecular genetics; nucleotide sequences; paleobotany; phylogeny; Poaceae; synteny; Genetic mapping; Monocotyledones; Nucleotide sequence; Repeated sequence; Phylogenetic tree; Interspecific comparison; Biological evolution; Synteny; Review; Chromosomic number; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Genome

Summary The grass family (Poaceae) has been the subject of intense research over the past decade. Although other angiosperm families contain more species and more genera, the Poaceae exceed all other families in ecological dominance and economic importance. Research has focused on the evolutionary r...