Hybridization: expressing yourself in a crowd

Matthew Hegarty

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.02.035

Hybridization: expressing yourself in a crowd

Curr Biol. 2011 Apr 12;21(7):R254-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.02.035.

Author

Matthew Hegarty¹

Affiliation

¹ Aberystwyth University, IBERS Penglais, Edward Llwyd Building, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA, UK. ayh@aber.ac.uk

PMID: 21481760
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.02.035

Abstract

What happens to the expression of homeologous gene copies during the formation of new allopolyploid hybrids and their subsequent evolution? Recent studies have shown that hybridisation may relax transcriptional regulation and enable subsequent allopolyploid generations to develop novel patterns of parental gene expression.

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MeSH terms

Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
Hybridization, Genetic*
Polyploidy*
Tragopogon / genetics*
Transcriptome*