重组：植物基因组进化中一个未得到充分重视的因素。

Recombination: an underappreciated factor in the evolution of plant genomes.

作者信息

Gaut Brandon S, Wright Stephen I, Rizzon Carène, Dvorak Jan, Anderson Lorinda K

机构信息

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.

出版信息

Nat Rev Genet. 2007 Jan;8(1):77-84. doi: 10.1038/nrg1970.

DOI:10.1038/nrg1970

PMID:17173059

Abstract

Our knowledge of recombination rates and patterns in plants is far from being comprehensive. However, compelling evidence indicates a central role for recombination, through its influences on mutation and selection, in the evolution of plant genomes. Furthermore, recombination seems to be generally higher and more variable in plants than in animals, which could be one of the primary reasons for differences in genome lability between these two kingdoms. Much additional study of recombination in plants is needed to investigate these ideas further.

摘要

我们对植物重组率和重组模式的了解还远不够全面。然而，有力证据表明，重组通过对突变和选择的影响，在植物基因组进化中发挥着核心作用。此外，植物中的重组似乎通常比动物中更高且更具变异性，这可能是这两个界基因组稳定性差异的主要原因之一。需要对植物中的重组进行更多研究，以进一步探究这些观点。