Doubling genome size without polyploidization: Dynamics of retrotransposition-driven genomic expansions in Oryza australliensis, a wild relative of rice

Authors :: Piegu, Benoit
Panaud, Olivier
Guyot, Romain
Wing, Rod A.
Picault, Nathalie
Jackson, Scott
Saniyal, Abhijit
Brar, Darshan S.
Kim, Hyeran
Collura, Kristi
Roulin, Anne
Source :: Genome Research. Oct, 2006, Vol. 16 Issue 10, 1262-1269
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Oryza australlensis, a wild relative of the Asian cultivated rice O. sativa, has undergone new bursts of three Long Terminal Repeat-retrotranspoon families. Retrotransposons are the main components of eukaryotic genomes, representing up to 80% of some large plant genomes.

Subjects :: Gene amplification -- Analysis
Polymerase chain reaction -- Analysis
Retrotransposons -- Research
Rice -- Genetic aspects
Rice -- Research
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