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2021
Journal article
Chromosome numbers and heterochromatin variation in introgressed and non-introgressed populations of Epidendrum (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): interspecific transfers of heterochromatin lead to divergent variable karyotypes in the parental populations.
Some groups in Epidendrum have stable chromosome numbers, whereas the species of Epidendrum subgenus Amphiglottium exhibit high levels of chromosome number variability and other genomic alterations. Polyploidy and dysploidy have both been invoked to explain chromosome number variation in the subgenus, but little is known about what is driving the...Nollet, Felipe ; Medeiros Neto, Enoque ; Cordeiro, Joel M P ; Buril, Maria Teresa ; Chase, Mark W …
Heterochromatin, Polyploidy, Hybridization, Chromosome banding, and Dysploidy
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2021
Journal article
Nuclear–plastid discordance indicates past introgression in Epidendrum species (Laeliinae: Orchidaceae) with highly variable chromosome numbers.
Here we study a challenging group of karyotypically highly variable Epidendrum spp. using phylogenetic methods to help understand how hybridization/introgression contributes to karyotype evolution. We hypothesize that species with great chromosome number variation are a result of past hybridization/introgression. Conflicting topologies in trees constructed using separate plastid and nuclear datasets...