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Abstract
Our understanding of polyploid genome evolution is constrained because we cannot know the exact founders of a particular polyploid. To differentiate between founder effects and post polyploidization evolution, we use a pan-genomic approach to study the allotetraploid Brachypodium hybridum and its diploid progenitors. Comparative analysis suggests that most B. hybridum whole gene presence/absence variation is part of the standing variation in its diploid progenitors. Analysis of nuclear single nucleotide variants, plastomes and k-mers associated with retrotransposons reveals two independent origins for B. hybridum, ~1.4 and ~0.14 million years ago. Examination of gene expression in the younger B. hybridum lineage reveals no bias in overall subgenome expression. Our results are consistent with a gradual accumulation of genomic changes after polyploidization and a lack of subgenome expression dominance. Significantly, if we did not use a pan-genomic approach, we would grossly overestimate the number of genomic changes attributable to post polyploidization evolution.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 3670 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Nature Communications |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jul 2020 |
Keywords
- Brachypodium/genetics
- Chromosomes, Plant/genetics
- Diploidy
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genome, Chloroplast
- Genome, Plant
- Genomics
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Polyploidy
- Retroelements/genetics
- Species Specificity
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BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Oats
01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2022
Project: Externally funded research
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Bioinformatics and genomic and phenomic platform development
Armstead, I., Boyle, R., Doonan, J., Fernandez Fuentes, N., Gay, A., Hegarty, M., Huang, L., Neal, M., Swain, M. & Thomas, I.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017
Project: Externally funded research