Genome duplication in amphibians and fish: an extended synthesis

B. Mable; M. Alexandrou; M. Taylor

DOI:10.1111/J.1469-7998.2011.00829.X

Corpus ID: 58937352

Genome duplication in amphibians and fish: an extended synthesis

@article{Mable2011GenomeDI,
  title={Genome duplication in amphibians and fish: an extended synthesis},
  author={B. Mable and M. Alexandrou and M. Taylor},
  journal={Journal of Zoology},
  year={2011},
  volume={284},
  pages={151-182}
}

B. Mable, M. Alexandrou, M. Taylor

Published 2011

Biology

Journal of Zoology

Whole genome duplication (leading to polyploidy) is widely accepted as an important evolutionary force in plants, but it is less recognized as a driver of animal diversification. Nevertheless, it occurs across a wide range of animals; this review investigates why it is particularly common in fish and amphibians, while rare among other vertebrates. We review the current geographic, ecological and phylogenetic distributions of sexually reproducing polyploid taxa before focusing more specifically… CONTINUE READING

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