January 09, 2012

A study that may have far reaching consequences

A new University of Florida study has shown that genomes of a recently formed plant species are highly unstable, this instability could have far reaching evolutionary consequences. The recent study is the first to document chromosomal variation in natural populations of a recently formed plant species.

"It could be occurring in other polyploids, but this sort of methodology just hasn't been applied to many plant species," said study co-author Pam Soltis, distinguished professor and curator of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. Read more ...

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