Plant Phylogenomics and Genetic Diversity
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 21328
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chloroplast genome evolution; DNA barcoding; plant genetic diversity; plant phylogenomics; Oleaceae; medicinal plants; biogeography; molecular evolution
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Interests: DNA barcoding; phylogeography; genomics; population genetics; speciation; conservation genetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phylogenomics is the intersection of the fields of phylogeny and genomics. Phylogenomics aims at reconstructing the evolutionary histories of organisms taking into account whole genomes or large fractions of genomes. Compared with traditional phylogenetic studies, phylogenomics has the advantage of manipulating large amount of information to produce more reliable results. The challenge is to make the best use of genomic data to establish robust, realistic phylogenetic relationships and to elucidate evolutionary relationships. The genomic era has arrived, and more than 1000 plant genome sequences have been published, representing 788 different species. Genetic diversity serves as a way for populations to adapt to changing environments. The development of phylogenomics will bring new insights into the study of population genetics in terms of population structure, population history, geographic isolation, gene flow, ecological and genomic interactions, genotype-phenotype relationships.
This special issue welcomes manuscripts that advance knowledge and understanding of plant phylogeny, evolutionary history, and genetic diversity on a genomic basis. Topics covered by this issue include, but are not limited to:
- Establishment and clarification of plant evolutionary relationships;
- Gene family evolution;
- Species diversity;
- Improvements in methods for acquiring genomic data;
- Plant speciation;
- Ecological and genomic interactions;
- Genotype-phenotype relationships.
Dr. Wenpan Dong
Dr. Shiliang Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant phylogenomics
- genome
- gene evolution
- species diversity
- speciation
- ecogenomics
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