The Dynamic Change in Plant Genomes
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 5257
Special Issue Editor
Interests: crop genetic diversity; marker assisted selection; underutilised crops; crop breeding; genome evolution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant genomes represent a dichotomy; their degree of conservation allows for links to be made between genomes of the same or even different taxa, which reveal conserved synteny, however significant variation also exists in the genome structure and gene order within species. As more information becomes available from the conserved synteny studies, genome sequencing/resequencing, and methylation analysis, the forces shaping plant genomes are becoming clearer.
The Special Edition is open to research articles on plant and crop studies into the commonalities and differences between plant genomes, and the forces driving these.
Particularly welcome are research papers on the following topics:
- Domestication, adaptation, and effects of the environment on genomes;
- The importance of autonomous and semi-autonomous elements in shaping the genome structure and/or bridging the species divide;
- The shaping of the genome by natural selection in wild populations;
- Approaches for the translation of information and understanding between the genomes of related species and taxa.
Dr. Sean Mayes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genome evolution
- domestication
- adaptation
- genome-enabled breeding
- marker-assisted selection
- epigenetics
- mobile genetic elements
- conserved synteny
- genome structure
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