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Genetics and Genomics of the Brassicaceae (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
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Genetics and Genomics of the Brassicaceae (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, 9
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The Genetics and Genomics of the Brassicaceae provides a review of
this important family (commonly termed the mustard family, or
Cruciferae). The family contains several cultivated species,
including radish, rocket, watercress, wasabi and horseradish, in
addition to the vegetable and oil crops of the Brassica genus.
There are numerous further species with great potential for
exploitation in 21st century agriculture, particularly as sources
of bioactive chemicals. These opportunities are reviewed, in the
context of the Brassicaceae in agriculture. More detailed
descriptions are provided of the genetics of the cultivated
Brassica crops, including both the species producing most of the
brassica vegetable crops (B. rapa and B. oleracea) and the
principal species producing oilseed crops (B. napus and B. juncea).
The Brassicaceae also include important "model" plant species. Most
prominent is Arabidopsis thaliana, the first plant species to have
its genome sequenced. Natural genetic variation is reviewed for A.
thaliana, as are the genetics of the closely related A. lyrata and
of the genus Capsella. Self incompatibility is widespread in the
Brassicaceae, and this subject is reviewed. Interest arising from
both the commercial value of crop species of the Brassicaceae and
the importance of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model species, has led
to the development of numerous resources to support research. These
are reviewed, including germplasm and genomic library resources,
and resources for reverse genetics, metabolomics, bioinformatics
and transformation. Molecular studies of the genomes of species of
the Brassicaceae revealed extensive genome duplication, indicative
of multiple polyploidy events during evolution. In some species,
such as Brassica napus, there is evidence of multiple rounds of
polyploidy during its relatively recent evolution, thus the
Brassicaceae represent an excellent model system for the study of
the impacts of polyploidy and the subsequent process of
diploidisation, whereby the genome stabilises. Sequence-level
characterization of the genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana and
Brassica rapa are presented, along with summaries of comparative
studies conducted at both linkage map and sequence level, and
analysis of the structural and functional evolution of
resynthesised polyploids, along with a description of the phylogeny
and karyotype evolution of the Brassicaceae. Finally, some
perspectives of the editors are presented. These focus upon the
Brassicaceae species as models for studying genome evolution
following polyploidy, the impact of advances in genome sequencing
technology, prospects for future transcriptome analysis and
upcoming model systems.
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