title: Tobacco genomes quickly go up in smoke.
authors: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
authors: Corrinne E
authors: CE
authors: Grover
authors: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
authors: Jennifer S
authors: JS
authors: Hawkins
authors: Jonathan F
authors: JF
authors: Wendel
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D018745:Genome, Plant; D011123:Polyploidy
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant
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