The origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in a dominant prairie grass
Alyssa R. Phillips, Taylor AuBuchon‐Elder, Kerrie Barry, Michelle C. Stitzer, Edward S. Buckler, Robert Bukowski, Brenda B. Cameron, Elli P Cryan, Elisabeth Jane Forrestel, Paul Grabowski, Jane Grimwood, Jerry W. Jenkins, Shengqiang Shu, Anna Lipzen, John T. Lovell, , Jeffrey Ross‐Ibarra
This study investigates the origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardi, finding that whole genome duplication is common and provides fitness advantages in xeric climates.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology