title: A new chromosome was born: comparative chromosome painting in Boechera.
abstract: Comparative chromosome painting is a powerful tool to study the evolution of chromosomes and genomes. Analyzing karyotype evolution in cruciferous plants highlights the origin of aberrant chromosomes in apomictic Boechera and further establishes the cruciferous plants as important model system for our understanding of plant chromosome and genome evolution.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg, Department of Biodiversity and Plant Systematics, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 345, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: marcus.koch@cos.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: Marcus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D019607:Brassicaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D020223:Chromosome Painting; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018745:Genome, Plant
keywords: Boechera; Brassicaceae; apomixis; comparative chromosome painting; evolution