PubMed · 42716876
Ancient polyploidization waves as evolutionary shields for angiosperms.
Abstract
Chen et al. identified 132 whole-genome duplications (WGDs) clustered around environmental crises. We highlight how, over longer evolutionary timescales, ancient WGDs convergently retained MADS-box, MYB, WRKY and HSF transcription factors, building stress-adaptation networks. These insights guide climate-resilient crop improvement through comparative genomics and CRISPR engineering.
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Xiaojun Chang, Yao Gong, Jian Zheng, Liangsheng Zhang. 2026-09-10. Ancient polyploidization waves as evolutionary shields for angiosperms.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2026.08.007
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