Biodiversity and Evolution, Volume 1E : Pahnerogams - Angiosperm.

Intro -- Preface to the Series "Plant Genome -- Preface to this Volume -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. Repetitive DNA and Plant Evolution -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Linum usitatissimum -- Vicia faba -- Helianthus annuus -- Festuca arundinacea -- Dasypyrum villosum -- OTHER PLANT SPECIES -- CONCLUSION -- References -- 2. Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationship of the Rice Genome -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FEATURES OF THE RICE GENOME -- Centromeres and Telomeres -- Organelle Genome Insertions -- Gene Density -- Duplications -- Comparison of Rice Genomes -- THE IMPACT OF DUPLICATION ON EVOLUTION OF THE RICE GENOME -- ROLE OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF EVOLUTION -- EVOLUTION OF GENE FAMILIES -- COMPARISON OF RICE WITH CEREAL GENOMES -- COMPARISON OF MODEL PLANT GENOMES - RICE VERSUS ARABIDOPSIS -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3. Genome Organization and Evolution in Genus Quercus (Fagaceae): Special Attention to Two European White Oaks Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Q. robur L. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY AND HISTORY OF THE GENUS QUERCUS -- ECOLOGY OF OAKS -- INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION I N OAKS: AN EXAMPLE OF EUROPEAN WHITE OAKS Q. PETRAEA AND Q. ROBUR -- KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION IN FAMILY FAGACEAE (AND IN GENUS QUERCUS IN PARTICULAR):CHROMOSOME NUMBER, KARYOTYPIC FEATURES AND GENOME SIZE -- MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION OF THE OAK GENOMES -- GENOME/KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION AND SPECIATION IN QUERCUS -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 4. Biodiversity and Evolution of Castanea -- ABSTRACT -- PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CASTANEA SPECIES -- References -- 5. Cytogenetic and Molecular Evidences on the Evolutionary Relationships Among Arachis Species -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SPECIES RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN ARACHIS SECTION -- GENETIC ORIGIN OF A. HYPOGAEA.

Single vs. Multiple Origin -- Wild Progenitors -- Is A. monticola the Wild Tetraploid Ancestor of A. hypogaea? -- ORIGIN OF X=9 BASIC CHROMOSOME NUMBER -- ORIGIN OF POLYPLOIDS IN RHIZOMATOSAE SECTION -- ORIGIN OF THE TRIPLOID CYTOTYPE OF A. PINTO1 (SECTION CAULORRHIZAE) -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 6. Biodiversity, Genetic Enhancement and Molecular Approaches in Lentil -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION IN LENTIL -- VARIABILITY IN KEY TRAITS -- MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN GENETIC ENHANCEMENT -- a. Resistance to Biotic Factors -- b. Improving Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses -- c. Construction of Plant Type Suitable for Machine Harvest -- d. Genetic Base of Lentil in South Asia has been Widened -- e. Varietal Development -- f. Development of Iron and Zinc-rich Lentil Varieties -- GENOME EVOLUTION IN LENTILS -- MOLECULAR APPROACHES USED FOR LENTIL -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 7. Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Phlox (Polemoniaceae): Comparing and Combining Data Sets from the Chloroplast Genome -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Taxon Sampling, DNA Extraction -- Restriction Site Data -- Sequence Data -- Phylogenetic Analyses -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8. Genus Silene (Caryophyllaceae) - Evolutionary Diversification and Sex Chromosome Formation -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SILENE - AN EMERGING MODEL SYSTEM FOR PLANT ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT -- REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE GENUS SILENE -- Overview of Reproductive Systems in Plants -- Gynodioecy -- Androdioecy -- Trioecy or Subdioecy -- Dioecy -- Reproductive Systems in the Genus Silene -- Gynodioecy -- Trioecy -- Dioecy -- Silene latifolia as a Model Plant -- Sex Bias in S. latifolia -- Sex Organ Differentiation in Silene latifolia -- Suppression of the Gynoecium Development in Males.

Control of the Stamen Development and Pollen Fertility -- SILENE GENOMICS -- General Information -- Silene latifolia as a Source of Anther-Specifically Expressed Genes -- Silene latifolia - Model for Sex Chromosome Evolution -- Overview of Sex Chromosome Evolution -- Sex Chromosome Evolution in S. latifolia -- Progenitors of S. latifolia Sex Chromosomes -- Study of the Y-chromosome Evolution Using the Analysis of the Variability and Dynamics of the Sex linked DNA Sequences -- Male Functions of Y-Linked Genes -- Dosage Compensation of X-Linked Genes -- Accumulation of Repetitive Sequences -- PERSPECTIVES -- Acknowledgment -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 9. Molecular Phylogenetics of Hamamelidaceae: Evidence from DNA Sequences of Nuclear and Chloroplast Genomes -- ABSTRACT -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- Relationships of Saxifragales and the Monophyly of Hamamelidaceae -- Relationships Within Hamamelidaceae -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 10. The Potential of Molecular Analysis and Interspecific Hybridization for Azalea Phylogenetic Research -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TAXONOMICAL POSITION OF AZALEAS WITHIN THE GENUS RHODODENDRON -- Taxonomy ( 7) -- Plant Description -- INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION IN RHODODENDRON: BREEDING AS A TOOL TO DELINEATE SPECIES? -- Capability to Cross" as a Criterion for Speciation -- Fertilization Barriers and How They Can Be Overcome -- Plant Material, Pollination and Pollen Tube Staining -- Pollen Tube Staining -- Ovule Culture -- SSR Molecular Analysis -- INTERGENERIC HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN RHODODENDRON AND MENZIESIA (ERICACEAE) -- MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES FOR PHYLOGENETIC ANDKINSHIP RESEARCH -- Phylogenetic Analysis Based on MatK Sequencing for Different Species from the Tsutsusi Subgenus -- Characterization of Natural Hybrids between R. kiusianum and R. kaempferi by RFLP-PCR.

The Usefulness of AFLP Markers for the Establishment of Phylogenetic Relationships in Evergreen Azaleas -- Some Applied AFLP Studies for Characterization of Genetic Resources -- Classification of a Breeders' Gene Pool -- Position of Wild Material Collected from China Towards the Breeders' Gene Pool -- AFLP Markers for Classifying an Italian Gene Pool of Evergreen Azaleas -- CANDIDATE GENES AS FUNCTIONAL MARKERS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND MAPPING OF PLANT QUALITY TRAITS -- Development of EST Markers -- Comparison of AFLP, STMS and EST Markers for the Assessment of Genetic Diversity -- Marker Transferability Across Species and Horticultural Groups -- Genetic Variation Within Horticultural Groups -- Exploration of Segregation of Plant Quality Traits and the Construction of Genetic Maps -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 11. Phylogeny, Diversity and Evolution of Eucalypts -- INTRODUCTION -- GENOME STRUCTURE -- EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY AND PHYLOGENY -- Classification and Distribution -- Morphology -- Molecular Phylogeny -- Evolutionary History -- Fossil Record -- Biogeography and Phylogeography -- SPECIES AND SPECIATION -- Species Recognition -- Hybridization -- Recent Hybridization -- Historical Hybridization -- EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES -- Genetic Diversity -- Selection and Drift -- BREEDING SYSTEM -- Mating System -- Post-zygotic Incompatibility -- Gene Flow -- Clonality -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 12. Dahlia: Cytogenetics and Evolution -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Brief Taxonomic History of Dahlia -- Early Chromosome Studies -- Karyotype Studies -- Molecular Systematic Studies -- Pachytene Pairing, Synaptonemal Complexes and Secondary Associations At Metaphase I -- Are Dahlias Diploids or Ancient Polyploids? -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Author Index -- Detailed Contents.

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