Mike Barker

Excellent new paper from Kyle David finding evidence for a latitudinal gradient of polyploidy in animals. This is similar to what has been observed in plants for many years! Really wonderful! Also good to see our recently published Animal Chromosome Count Database used for the analyses!

#Polyploidy #Animals #Chromosomes #LatitudinalGradient

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2214070119

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jeb.13884

Nov 22, 2022 at 2:17amWeb
Show threadMarc Robinson-RechaviNov 23, 2022
@MikeBarker Nice! "These results contribute to a model of evolution wherein the broader genomic toolkit of polyploids facilitates adaptation and ecological resilience, enabling polyploids to colonize new or rapidly changing environments."
Show threadVictor A. AlbertNov 23, 2022
@marcrr @MikeBarker I wish I believed the general #polyploidy-diversification story line, but there are, e.g., “hyperdiverse” angiosperm lineages (like Rubiaceae) without events in/near their stem lineages… there’s more to the story. Of course, some Rubiaceae from extreme environments are neopolyploids 🤣