Plant Genomes

Evolution of Plant Genomes

Structural variations in plant genomes

Differences between plant genomes range from single nucleotide polymorphisms to large-scale duplications, deletions and rearrangements. The large polymorphisms are termed structural variants (SVs). SVs have received significant attention in human genetics and were found to be responsible for various chronic diseases. However, little effort has been directed towards understanding the role of SVs...

Open chromatin in plant genomes.

Sensitivity to DNase I digestion is an indicator of the accessibility and configuration of chromatin in eukaryotic genomes. Open chromatin exhibits high sensitivity to DNase I cleavage. DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs) in eukaryotic genomes can be identified through DNase I treatment followed by sequencing (DNase-seq). DHSs are most frequently associated with various cis-regulatory DNA eleme...

Rapid Changes in Plant Genomes

Beginning with Mendel, plant research has been the source of revolutionary discoveries that have changed our views of heredity. Therefore, baffling new observations in plant genetics that challenge current concepts continue a long tradition. One of these challenges comes from the study of heritable phenotypic and genetic alterations that are consistently produced after a flax cultivar has under...

Are obese plant genomes on a diet?

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