Aneuploidy and Genetic Variation in the Arabidopsis thaliana Triploid Response

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 170; no. 4; pp. 1979 - 1988
• Main Authors: Henry, Isabelle M, Dilkes, Brian P, Young, Kim, Watson, Brian, Wu, Helen, Comai, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Genetics Soc America 01.08.2005; Genetics Society of America
• Subjects: Alleles; Aneuploidy; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis thaliana; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Plant; Crosses, Genetic; DNA, Plant - analysis; Fertility; Fertility - genetics; Flow Cytometry; Flowers & plants; Genetic diversity; Genetic Markers; Genetic Variation; Genetics; Genome, Plant; Homozygote; Hybridization, Genetic; Investigations; Ploidies; Pollen - genetics; Polymorphism, Genetic; Recombination, Genetic; Seeds - genetics; Selection, Genetic

Polyploidy, the inheritance of more than two genome copies per cell, has played a major role in the evolution of higher plants. Little is known about the transition from diploidy to polyploidy but in some species, triploids are thought to function as intermediates in this transition. In contrast, in...