Publications: Prof Andrew Leitch

Franco AL, Gu W, Novák P, Leitch IJ, Viccini LF, Leitch AR ( 2025 ) . Contrasting distributions and expression characteristics of transcribing repeats in Setaria viridis . The Plant Genome vol. 18 , ( 1 )

Morton JA, Arnillas CA, Biedermann L, Borer ET, Brudvig LA, Buckley YM, Cadotte MW, Davies K et al. ( 2024 ) . Genome size influences plant growth and biodiversity responses to nutrient fertilization in diverse grassland communities . PLOS Biology vol. 22 , ( 12 )

Peng Y, Yang J, Seabloom EW, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Wang R, Wei C, Han X ( 2024 ) . Nutrient effects on plant diversity loss arise from nutrient identity and decreasing niche dimension . Ecology vol. 106 , ( 1 )

Simpson KJ, Mian S, Forrestel EJ, Hackel J, Morton JA, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2024 ) . Bigger genomes provide environment‐dependent growth benefits in grasses . New Phytologist

Franco AL, Azevedo ALS, Reis AC, Matos EM, Fonseca MA, Vander Pereira A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR et al. ( 2024 ) . Uncovering the genomic diversity of the wild forage crop Setaria sphacelata . Crop Science

da Silva SSM, Faizullah L, Guignard MS, Orcen N, Ruban AV, Rudall PJ, Trimmer M, Nichols RA et al. ( 2024 ) . Nitrogen and phosphorus interactions at a 21 nitrogen:1 phosphorus Redfield‐like ratio impact growth and seed yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Food and Energy Security vol. 13 , ( 4 )

Fernández P, Amice R, Bruy D, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AL, Pokorny L, Hidalgo O et al. ( 2024 ) . A 160 Gbp fork fern genome shatters size record for eukaryotes . iScience vol. 27 , ( 6 ) 109889 - 109889 .

Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL et al. ( 2024 ) . The genome sequence of purple glasswort, Salicornia ramosissima Woods (Amaranthaceae) . Wellcome Open Research vol. 9 , 257 - 257 .

Wan J-N, Wang S-W, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Jian J-B, Wu Z-Y, Xin H-P, Rakotoarinivo M et al. ( 2024 ) . The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar . Nature vol. 629 , ( 8014 ) 1091 - 1099 .

Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL et al. ( 2024 ) . The genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae) . Wellcome Open Research vol. 9 , 163 - 163 .

Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Plant Genome Sizing collective, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team et al. ( 2024 ) . The genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae) . Wellcome Open Res vol. 9 , 163 - 163 .

Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Fay MF ( 2024 ) . The genome sequence of strawberry clover, Trifolium fragiferum L. (Fabaceae) . Wellcome Open Research vol. 9 , 158 - 158 .

Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR, Kovařík A ( 2023 ) . Correction: Intragenomic rDNA variation—the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between? (Heredity, (2023), 131, 3, (179-188), 10.1038/s41437-023-00634-5) . Heredity vol. 131 , ( 3 ) 238 - 239 .

Wolfe TM, Balao F, Trucchi E, Bachmann G, Gu W, Baar J, Hedrén M, Weckwerth W et al. ( 2023 ) . Recurrent allopolyploidizations diversify ecophysiological traits in marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis s.l.) . Molecular Ecology vol. 32 , ( 17 ) 4777 - 4790 .

Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR, Kovařík A ( 2023 ) . Intragenomic rDNA variation - the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between? . Heredity vol. 131 , ( 3 ) 179 - 188 .

Ruhsam M, Kohn D, Marquardt J, Leitch AR, Schneider H, Vogel J, Barrett SCH, Hulme PE et al. ( 2023 ) . Is hybridisation with non‐native congeneric species a threat to the UK native bluebell Hyacinthoides non‐scripta? . Plants People Planet vol. 5 , ( 6 ) 963 - 975 .

Leitch AR, Ma L, Dodsworth S, Fuchs J, Houben A, Leitch IJ ( 2023 ) . The Role of Chromatin Modifications in the Evolution of Giant Plant Genomes . Plants vol. 12 , ( 11 ) 2159 - 2159 .

Fernández P, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Hidalgo O, Christenhusz MJM, Pokorny L, Pellicer J ( 2023 ) . Giant Fern Genomes Show Complex Evolution Patterns: A Comparative Analysis in Two Species of Tmesipteris (Psilotaceae) . International Journal of Molecular Sciences vol. 24 , ( 3 ) 2708 - 2708 .

Marquardt J, Blanckaert A, Nichols RA, Ansell SW, Ruhsam M, Hollingsworth PM, Metzler D, Schneider H et al. ( 2022 ) . Cyto-nuclear incompatibilities across a bluebell hybrid zone in northern Spain do not prevent genome-wide introgression of neutral markers . Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 1 , ( 1 ) kzac003 - kzac003 .

Peng Y, Yang J, Leitch IJ, Guignard MS, Seabloom EW, Cao D, Zhao F, Li H et al. ( 2022 ) . Plant genome size modulates grassland community responses to multi-nutrient additions . New Phytologist

Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2022 ) . Genome evolution: On the nature of trade-offs with polyploidy and endopolyploidy . Current Biology vol. 32 , ( 18 ) R952 - R954 .

Vozárová R, Wang W, Lunerová J, Shao F, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Kovařík A ( 2022 ) . Mega-sized pericentromeric blocks of simple telomeric repeats and their variants reveal patterns of chromosome evolution in ancient Cycadales genomes . The Plant Journal

Schley RJ, Pellicer J, Ge X, Barrett C, Bellot S, Guignard MS, Novák P, Suda J et al. ( 2022 ) . The ecology of palm genomes: repeat‐associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity . New Phytologist vol. 236 , ( 2 ) 433 - 446 .

Fernández P, Hidalgo O, Juan A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Pegoraro L, Viruel J et al. ( 2022 ) . Genome Insights into Autopolyploid Evolution: A Case Study in Senecio doronicum (Asteraceae) from the Southern Alps . Plants vol. 11 , ( 9 ) 1235 - 1235 .

Chase MW, Samuel R, Leitch AR, Guignard MS, Conran JG, Nollet F, Fletcher P, Jakob A et al. ( 2022 ) . Down, then up: non-parallel genome size changes and a descending chromosome series in a recent radiation of the Australian allotetraploid plant species, Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae) . Annals of Botany vol. 131 , ( 1 ) 123 - 142 .

Henniges MC, Powell RF, Mian S, Stace CA, Walker KJ, Gornall RJ, Christenhusz MJM, Brown MR et al. ( 2022 ) . A taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland . Scientific Data vol. 9 , ( 1 )

Henniges MC, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2022 ) . “BIFloraExplorer”: A Taxonomic, Genetic, and Ecological Data Resource for the Vascular Plants of Britain and Ireland . Plant Genomic and Cytogenetic Databases vol. 2703 , 83 - 90 .

Bersweden L, Viruel J, Schatz B, Harland J, Gargiulo R, Cowan RS, Calevo J, Juan A et al. ( 2021 ) . Microsatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones . American Journal of Botany vol. 108 , ( 8 ) 1388 - 1404 .

Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ et al. ( 2021 ) . Erratum: The correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps (Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2020) 194:4 (410-422) DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa058) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 196 , ( 1 )

Wan T, Liu Z, Leitch IJ, Xin H, Maggs-Kölling G, Gong Y, Li Z, Marais E et al. ( 2021 ) . The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts . Nature Communications vol. 12 , ( 1 )

Faizullah L, Morton JA, Hersch-Green EI, Walczyk AM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2021 ) . Exploring environmental selection on genome size in angiosperms . Trends in Plant Science

Wang X, Morton J, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2021 ) . Genome downsizing after polyploidy: mechanisms, rates and selection pressures . Plant J

Leonida SRL, Bennett NC, Leitch AR, Faulkes CG ( 2020 ) . Patterns of telomere length with age in African mole-rats: New insights from quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridisation (qFISH) . PeerJ vol. 8 ,

Novak P, GUIGNARD M, Neumann P, Kelly LJ, Milinarec J, Koblizkova A, Kovarik A, Pellicer J et al. ( 2020 ) . Repeat sequence turnover shifts fundamentally in species with large genomes . Nature Plants

Giraud D, Lima O, Huteau V, Coriton O, Boutte J, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ et al. ( 2020 ) . Evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements and satellite DNAs in polyploid Spartina species . Plant Science110671 - 110671 .

Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ et al. ( 2020 ) . The correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Dodsworth S, Christenhusz MJM, Conran JG, Guignard MS, Knapp S, Struebig M, Leitch AR, Chase MW ( 2020 ) . Extensive plastid-nuclear discordance in a recent radiation of Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 193 , ( 4 ) 546 - 559 .

Dodsworth S, Kovarik A, Grandbastien M-A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2020 ) . Repetitive DNA Dynamics and Polyploidization in the Genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . The Tobacco Plant Genome , Springer Nature

Dodsworth S, Guignard MS, Pérez-Escobar OA, Struebig M, Chase MW, Leitch AR ( 2020 ) . Repetitive DNA restructuring across multiple Nicotiana allopolyploidisation events shows a lack of strong cytoplasmic bias in influencing repeat turnover . Genes vol. 11 , ( 2 )

Leebens-Mack JH, Barker MS, Carpenter EJ, Deyholos MK, Gitzendanner MA, Graham SW, Grosse I, Li Z et al. ( 2019 ) . One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants . Nature vol. 574 , ( 7780 ) 679 - 685 .

McCarthy EW, Landis JB, Kurti A, Lawhorn AJ, Chase MW, Knapp S, Le Comber SC, Leitch AR et al. ( 2019 ) . Early consequences of allopolyploidy alter floral evolution in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . BMC Plant Biol vol. 19 , ( 1 ) 162 - 162 .

Hernández-Ibarra NK, Morelos RM, Ramírez JL, Cruz P, Leitch AR, Ibarra AM ( 2019 ) . Chromosomal and molecular characterization of 5S rRNA genes in the North American abalones Haliotis rufescens Swainson (red abalone) and H. fulgens Philippi (blue abalone) . Gene vol. 695 , 65 - 74 .

LEITCH AR, DODSWORTH S, GUIGNARD MS, knapp S, Christianhusz MJM, Cowan RS, Maurin O, Struebig M et al. ( 2018 ) . Potential of herbariomics for studying repetitive DNA in angiosperms . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 6 , ( 174 ) Article 174 ,

Mhiri C, Parisod C, Daniel J, Petit M, Lim KY, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR et al. ( 2018 ) . Parental transposable element loads influence their dynamics in young Nicotiana hybrids and allotetraploids . New Phytologist vol. 221 , ( 3 ) 1619 - 1633 .

Wang W, Wan T, Becher H, Kuderova A, Leitch IJ, Garcia S, Leitch AR, Kovařík A ( 2018 ) . Remarkable variation of ribosomal DNA organization and copy number in gnetophytes, a distinct lineage of gymnosperms . Annals of Botany vol. 123 , ( 5 ) 767 - 781 .

Lee Y-I, Yap JW, Izan S, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lee Y-C, Hidalgo O, Dodsworth S et al. ( 2018 ) . Satellite DNA in Paphiopedilum subgenus Parvisepalum as revealed by high-throughput sequencing and fluorescent in situ hybridization . BMC Genomics vol. 19 , ( 1 )

Marques A, Moraes L, Aparecida Dos Santos M, Costa I, Costa L, Nunes T, Melo N, Simon MF et al. ( 2018 ) . Origin and parental genome characterization of the allotetraploid Stylosanthes scabra Vogel (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae), an important legume pasture crop . Ann Bot

Bateman RM, Guy JJ, Rudall PJ, Leitch IJ, Pellicer J, Leitch AR ( 2018 ) . Evolutionary and functional potential of ploidy increase within individual plants: somatic ploidy mapping of the complex labellum of sexually deceptive bee orchids . Annals of Botany vol. 122 , ( 1 ) 133 - 150 .

LEITCH AR ( 2018 ) . Multiple Origins and Nested Cycles of Hybridization Result in High Tetraploid Diversity in the Monocot Prospero . Frontiers in Plant Science vol. 9 , Article 433 ,

LEITCH AR, 40 other authors ( 2018 ) . A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants . Nature Plants

Dodsworth S, Jang T-S, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H, Leitch AR ( 2017 ) . Genome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . Plant systematics and evolution = Entwicklungsgeschichte und Systematik der Pflanzen vol. 303 , ( 8 ) 1013 - 1020 .

Lunerová J, Renny-Byfield S, Matyášek R, Leitch A, Kovařík A ( 2017 ) . Concerted evolution rapidly eliminates sequence variation in rDNA coding regions but not in intergenic spacers in Nicotiana tabacum allotetraploid . Plant Systematics and Evolution vol. 303 , ( 8 ) 1043 - 1060 .

Leitch AR, Trimmer M, Guignard M, Eizaguirre C, Woodward G, Acquisti C, elser JJ, hessen D et al. ( 2017 ) . Impacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: From Genomes to Natural Ecosystems and Agriculture . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 5 , ( 70 ) 1 - 9 .

Baracchi D, Marples A, Jenkins AJ, Leitch AR, Chittka L ( 2017 ) . Nicotine in floral nectar pharmacologically influences bumblebee learning of floral features . Sci Rep vol. 7 , ( 1 ) 1951 - 1951 .

Hidalgo O, Pellicer J, Christenhusz M, Schneider H, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2017 ) . Is There an Upper Limit to Genome Size? . Trends in Plant Science vol. 22 , ( 7 ) 567 - 573 .

Garcia S, Kovařík A, Leitch AR, Garnatje T ( 2017 ) . Cytogenetic features of rRNA genes across land plants: analysis of the Plant rDNA database . The Plant Journal vol. 89 , ( 5 ) 1020 - 1030 .

Dodsworth S, Jang TS, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H, Leitch AR ( 2016 ) . Genome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . Plant Systematics and Evolution1 - 8 .

McCarthy EW, Chase MW, Knapp S, Litt A, Leitch AR, Le Comber SC ( 2016 ) . Transgressive phenotypes and generalist pollination in the floral evolution of Nicotiana polyploids . Nature Plants vol. 2 , Article 16119 , 1 - 9 .

Huska D, Leitch IJ, de Carvalho JF, Leitch AR, Salmon A, Ainouche M, Kovarik A ( 2016 ) . Persistence, dispersal and genetic evolution of recently formed Spartina homoploid hybrids and allopolyploids in Southern England . Biological Invasions vol. 18 , ( 8 ) 2137 - 2151 .

Guignard MS, Nichols RA, Knell RJ, Macdonald A, Romila C-A, Trimmer M, Leitch IJ, LEITCH AR ( 2016 ) . Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species’ biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation . New Phytologist

Wang W, Ma L, Becher H, Garcia S, Kovarikova A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2015 ) . Astonishing 35S rDNA diversity in the gymnosperm species Cycas revoluta Thunb . Chromosoma vol. 125 , ( 4 ) 683 - 699 .

Dodsworth S, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2015 ) . Genome size diversity in angiosperms and its influence on gene space . Current Opinion in Genetics & Development vol. 35 , 73 - 78 .

Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Leitch AR ( 2015 ) . Is post-polyploidization diploidization the key to the evolutionary success of angiosperms? . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 180 , ( 1 ) 1 - 5 .

Ma L, Hatlen A, Kelly LJ, Becher H, Wang W, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2015 ) . Angiosperms Are Unique among Land Plant Lineages in the Occurrence of Key Genes in the RNA-Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) Pathway . Genome Biology and Evolution vol. 7 , ( 9 ) 2648 - 2662 .

Matthews A, Emelianova K, Hatimy AA, Chester M, Pellicer J, Ahmad KS, Guignard MS, Rouhan G et al. ( 2015 ) . 250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation . AoB Plants vol. 7 ,

Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Särkinen T, Knapp S, Leitch AR ( 2015 ) . Using genomic repeats for phylogenomics: a case study in wild tomatoes (Solanum section Lycopersicon: Solanaceae) . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 117 , ( 1 ) 96 - 105 .

Kelly LJ, Renny‐Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J, Novák P, Neumann P, Lysak MA, Day PD et al. ( 2015 ) . Analysis of the giant genomes of Fritillaria (Liliaceae) indicates that a lack of DNA removal characterizes extreme expansions in genome size . New Phytologist vol. 208 , ( 2 ) 596 - 607 .

McCarthy EW, Arnold SEJ, Chittka L, Le Comber SC, Verity R, Dodsworth S, Knapp S, Kelly LJ et al. ( 2015 ) . The effect of polyploidy and hybridization on the evolution of floral colour in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . Annals of Botany vol. 115 , ( 7 ) 1117 - 1131 .

Peška V, Fajkus P, Fojtová M, Dvořáčková M, Hapala J, Dvořáček V, Polanská P, Leitch AR et al. ( 2015 ) . Characterisation of an unusual telomere motif (TTTTTTAGGG)n in the plant Cestrum elegans (Solanaceae), a species with a large genome . The Plant Journal vol. 82 , ( 4 ) 644 - 654 .

Lunerova J, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch A, Kovarik A ( 2015 ) . Gene conversion of rDNA units in tobacco allopolyploid genome is gradual and locus dependent . CHROMOSOME RESEARCH . vol. 23 , 396 - 397 .

Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Kelly LJ, Leitch IJ, Macas J, Novák P, Piednoël M, Weiss-Schneeweiss H et al. ( 2015 ) . Genomic repeat abundances contain phylogenetic signal . Syst Biol vol. 64 , ( 1 ) 112 - 126 .

Dobešová E, Malinská H, Matyášek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Kovařík A ( 2014 ) . Silenced rRNA genes are activated and substitute for partially eliminated active homeologs in the recently formed allotetraploid, Tragopogon mirus (Asteraceae) . Heredity vol. 114 , ( 3 ) 356 - 365 .

Becher H, Ma L, Kelly LJ, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2014 ) . Endogenous pararetrovirus sequences associated with 24 nt small RNAs at the centromeres of Fritillaria imperialis L. (Liliaceae), a species with a giant genome . Plant J vol. 80 , ( 5 ) 823 - 833 .

Day PD, Berger M, Hill L, Fay MF, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Kelly LJ ( 2014 ) . Evolutionary relationships in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae) . Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 80 , 11 - 19 .

Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Trimmer M, Guignard MS, Woodward G ( 2014 ) . Impact of genomic diversity in river ecosystems . Trends Plant Sci vol. 19 , ( 6 ) 361 - 366 .

Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR, Chittka L ( 2013 ) . The promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions . Genome Biol vol. 14 , ( 6 )

Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR, Chittka L ( 2013 ) . The promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions . Genome Biology

Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, MacAs J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR et al. ( 2013 ) . Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences . Plant Journal vol. 74 , ( 5 ) 829 - 839 .

Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, Macas J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR et al. ( 2013 ) . Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences . Plant J vol. 74 , ( 5 ) 829 - 839 .

Jang T-S, Emadzade K, Parker J, Temsch EM, Leitch AR, Speta F, Weiss-Schneeweiss H ( 2013 ) . Chromosomal diversification and karyotype evolution of diploids in the cytologically diverse genus <i>Prospero</i> (Hyacinthaceae) . BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY vol. 13 , Article ARTN 136 ,

Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S, Chase MW ( 2013 ) . Reconstructing the complex evolutionary origin of wild allopolyploid tobaccos (Nicotiana section suaveolentes) . Evolution vol. 67 , ( 1 ) 80 - 94 .

Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien M-A, Leitch A ( 2012 ) . Evolutionary Implications of Genome and Karyotype Restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L . Polyploidy and Genome Evolution , Springer Nature

Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien MA, Leitch AR ( 2012 ) . Evolutionary implications of genome and karyotype restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L . Polyploidy and Genome Evolution , Editors: Soltis, PS, Soltis, DE , Springer Verlag

Leitch IJ, LEITCH AR ( 2012 ) . Genome size diversity and evolution in land plants . Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2: Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes , Editors: Greilhuber, J, Dolezel, J, Wendel, JF ,

Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2012 ) . Ecological and genetic factors linked to contrasting genome dynamics in seed plants . New Phytol vol. 194 , ( 3 ) 629 - 646 .

Buggs RJA, Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Jordon-Thaden IE, Viccini LF, Chamala S, Leitch AR, Schnable PS et al. ( 2012 ) . Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids . Am J Bot vol. 99 , ( 2 ) 372 - 382 .

BUGGS RJA, RENNY-BYFIELD S, CHESTER M, JORDON-THADEN IE, VICCINI LF, CHAMALA S, LEITCH AR, SCHNABLE PS et al. ( 2012 ) . Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids . American Journal of Botany vol. 99 , ( 2 ) 372 - 382 .

Kovarik A, Lim K-Y, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R, Leitch AR ( 2012 ) . A plant culture (BY-2) widely used in molecular and cell studies is genetically unstable and highly heterogeneous . BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 , ( 3 ) 459 - 471 .

Bozek M, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Zaveska Drabkova L, Kuta E ( 2012 ) . Chromosome and genome size variation in Luzula (Juncaceae), a genus with holocentric chromosomes . BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 , ( 4 ) 529 - 541 .

Moraes AP, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2012 ) . Chromosome studies in Orchidaceae: karyotype divergence in Neotropical genera in subtribe Maxillariinae . BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 170 , ( 1 ) 29 - 39 .

Parisod C, Mhiri C, Lim KY, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Leitch AR, Grandbastien M-A ( 2012 ) . Differential Dynamics of Transposable Elements during Long-Term Diploidization of <i>Nicotiana</i> Section <i>Repandae</i> (Solanaceae) Allopolyploid Genomes . PLOS ONE vol. 7 , ( 11 ) Article ARTN e50352 ,

Chester M, Gallagher JP, Symonds VV, Cruz da Silva AV, Mavrodiev EV, Leitch AR, Soltis PS, Soltis DE ( 2012 ) . Extensive chromosomal variation in a recently formed natural allopolyploid species, <i>Tragopogon miscellus</i> (Asteraceae) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vol. 109 , ( 4 ) 1176 - 1181 .

Renny-Byfield S, Kovařík A, Chester M, Nichols RA, Macas J, Novák P, Leitch AR ( 2012 ) . Independent, rapid and targeted loss of highly repetitive DNA in natural and synthetic allopolyploids of Nicotiana tabacum . PLoS One vol. 7 , ( 5 )

Matyasek R, Renny-Byfield S, Fulnecek J, Macas J, Grandbastien M-A, Nichols R, Leitch A, Kovarik A ( 2012 ) . Next generation sequencing analysis reveals a relationship between rDNA unit diversity and locus number in <i>Nicotiana</i> diploids . BMC GENOMICS vol. 13 , Article ARTN 722 ,

Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Fay MF, Renny-Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J, Leitch IJ ( 2012 ) . Why size really matters when sequencing plant genomes . PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY vol. 5 , ( 4 ) 415 - 425 .

Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2011 ) . Analysis of two abundant, highly related satellites in the allotetraploid Nicotiana arentsii using double-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and sequencing . New Phytol vol. 192 , ( 3 ) 747 - 759 .

Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Kovařík A, Le Comber SC, Grandbastien M-A, Deloger M, Nichols RA, Macas J et al. ( 2011 ) . Next generation sequencing reveals genome downsizing in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, predominantly through the elimination of paternally derived repetitive DNAs . Mol Biol Evol vol. 28 , ( 10 ) 2843 - 2854 .

Malinska H, Tate JA, Mavrodiev E, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS et al. ( 2011 ) . Ribosomal RNA genes evolution in Tragopogon: A story of New and Old World allotetraploids and the synthetic lines . TAXON vol. 60 , ( 2 ) 348 - 354 .

Malinska H, Tate JA, Matyasek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Kovarik A ( 2010 ) . Similar patterns of rDNA evolution in synthetic and recently formed natural populations of Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allotetraploids . BMC EVOL BIOL vol. 10 , Article 291 ,

Leiten A, Robert M ( 2010 ) . AGAVE biofuel of the future? . Planet Earth ( AUTUMN ) 14 - 15 .

Chester M, Leitch AR, Soltis PS, Soltis DE ( 2010 ) . Review of the Application of Modern Cytogenetic Methods (FISH/GISH) to the Study of Reticulation (Polyploidy/Hybridisation) . Genes (Basel) vol. 1 , ( 2 ) 166 - 192 .

Chester M, Sykorova E, Fajkus J, Leitch AR ( 2010 ) . Single integration and spread of a Copia-like sequence nested in rDNA intergenic spacers of Allium cernuum (Alliaceae) . Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 129 , ( 1-3 ) 35 - 46 .

Leitch IJ, Beaulieu JM, Chase MW, Leitch AR, Fay MF ( 2010 ) . Genome Size Dynamics and Evolution in Monocots . Journal of Botany vol. 2010 , ( 1 ) 1 - 18 .

Renny-Byfield S, Ainouche M, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, Le Comber SC, Leitch AR ( 2010 ) . Flow cytometry and GISH reveal mixed ploidy populations and Spartina nonaploids with genomes of S. alterniflora and S. maritima origin . Ann Bot vol. 105 , ( 4 ) 527 - 533 .

Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Hunter RB, Knapp S, Chase MW ( 2010 ) . Intragenic Recombination Events and Evidence for Hybrid Speciation in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . MOL BIOL EVOL vol. 27 , ( 4 ) 781 - 799 .

Le Comber SC, Ainouche ML, Kovarik A, Leitch AR ( 2010 ) . Making a functional diploid: from polysomic to disomic inheritance . New Phytol vol. 186 , ( 1 ) 113 - 122 .

Clarkson JJ, Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Knapp S, Chase MW ( 2010 ) . Nuclear glutamine synthetase evolution in Nicotiana: Phylogenetics and the origins of allotetraploid and homoploid (diploid) hybrids . MOL PHYLOGENET EVOL vol. 55 , ( 1 ) 99 - 112 .

Koukalova B, Moraes AP, Renny-Byfield S, Matyasek R, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2010 ) . Fall and rise of satellite repeats in allopolyploids of Nicotiana over c. 5 million years . NEW PHYTOL vol. 186 , ( 1 ) 148 - 160 .

Petit M, Guidat C, Daniel J, Denis E, Montoriol E, Bui QT, Lim KY, Kovarik A et al. ( 2010 ) . Mobilization of retrotransposons in synthetic allotetraploid tobacco . NEW PHYTOL vol. 186 , ( 1 ) 135 - 147 .

Kejnovsky E, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2009 ) . Contrasting evolutionary dynamics between angiosperm and mammalian genomes . TRENDS ECOL EVOL vol. 24 , ( 10 ) 572 - 582 .

Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2009 ) . Plant genomes. Genome dynamics vol. 4 . Annals of Botany vol. 104 , ( 7 ) viii - viii .

Mlinarec J, Chester M, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Papes D, Leitch AR, Besendorfer V ( 2009 ) . Molecular structure and chromosome distribution of three repetitive DNA families in Anemone hortensis L. (Ranunculaceae) . CHROMOSOME RES vol. 17 , ( 3 ) 331 - 346 .

Garcia S, Lim KY, Chester M, Garnatje T, Pellicer J, Vallès J, Leitch AR, Kovarík A ( 2009 ) . Linkage of 35S and 5S rRNA genes in Artemisia (family Asteraceae): first evidence from angiosperms . Chromosoma vol. 118 , ( 1 ) 85 - 97 .

Kovarik A, Werlemark G, Leitch AR, Souckova-Skalicka K, Lim YK, Khaitová L, Koukalova B, Nybom H ( 2008 ) . The asymmetric meiosis in pentaploid dogroses (Rosa sect. Caninae) is associated with a skewed distribution of rRNA gene families in the gametes . Heredity (Edinb) vol. 101 , ( 4 ) 359 - 367 .

Robert ML, Lim KY, Hanson L, Sanchez-Teyer F, Bennett MD, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2008 ) . Wild and agronomically important Agave species (Asparagaceae) show proportional increases in chromosome number, genome size, and genetic markers with increasing ploidy . BOT J LINN SOC vol. 158 , ( 2 ) 215 - 222 .

Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Leitch AR, Cruz P, Ibarra AM ( 2008 ) . Fluorescent in situ hybridization and characterization of the SalI family of satellite repeats in the Haliotis L. species (abalone) of the Northeast Pacific . GENOME vol. 51 , ( 8 ) 570 - 579 .

Leitch AR, Leitch IJ ( 2008 ) . Genomic plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants . Science vol. 320 , ( 5875 ) 481 - 483 .

Kovarik A, Dadejova M, Lim YK, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S, Leitch AR ( 2008 ) . Evolution of rDNA in Nicotiana allopolyploids: a potential link between rDNA homogenization and epigenetics . Ann Bot vol. 101 , ( 6 ) 815 - 823 .

Leitch IJ, Hanson L, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Leitch AR ( 2008 ) . The ups and downs of genome size evolution in polyploid species of Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . Ann Bot vol. 101 , ( 6 ) 805 - 814 .

Dadejova M, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Leitch A, Kovarik A ( 2008 ) . Developmental activation of silent rRNA genes is associated with increased transcription activity of rDNA loci in synthetic hybrids of Nicotiana . GBM Annual Spring meeting Mosbach 2008 vol. 2008 , ( Spring )

Lim KY, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Tate J, Matyasek R, Srubarova H, Kovarik A, Pires JC et al. ( 2008 ) . Rapid chromosome evolution in recently formed polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae) . PLoS One vol. 3 , ( 10 )

Leitch A, McGinness P, Wallbridge D ( 2007 ) . Calculate the QT interval in patients taking drugs for dementia . The BMJ vol. 335 , ( 7619 )

Matyásek R, Tate JA, Lim YK, Srubarová H, Koh J, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS et al. ( 2007 ) . Concerted evolution of rDNA in recently formed Tragopogon allotetraploids is typically associated with an inverse correlation between gene copy number and expression . Genetics vol. 176 , ( 4 ) 2509 - 2519 .

Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Leitch A ( 2007 ) . Parental origin and genome evolution in the allopolyploid Iris versicolor . Ann Bot vol. 100 , ( 2 ) 219 - 224 .

Petit M, Lim KY, Julio E, Poncet C, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA et al. ( 2007 ) . Differential impact of retrotransposon populations on the genome of allotetraploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) . MOL GENET GENOMICS vol. 278 , ( 1 ) 1 - 15 .

Leitch AR ( 2007 ) . Conserved gene order belies rapid genome turnover - The dynamic interplay between genomic DNA and the outside world . HEREDITY vol. 98 , ( 2 ) 61 - 62 .

Leitch A, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Kamila S, Chase M, Clarkson J, Leitch I, Knapp S et al. ( 2007 ) . Evolution of allopolyploids in the genus Nicotiana . CHROMOSOME RESEARCH . vol. 15 , 8 - 8 .

Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Ibarra AM, Cruz P, Leitch AR ( 2007 ) . FISH mapping of 5S rRNA genes in chromosomes of North American abalone species, Haliotis rufescens and H-fulgens . AQUACULTURE . vol. 272 , S268 - S268 .

Garcia S, Chester M, Garnatje T, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Pellicer J, Valles J ( 2007 ) . Linkage of nuclear 45S and 5S rDNA in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) revealed by in situ hybridization and PCR . CHROMOSOME RESEARCH . vol. 15 , 37 - 38 .

Sykorova E, Fajkus J, Leitch A ( 2007 ) . Plant telomeres and telomerases . CHROMOSOME RESEARCH . vol. 15 , 50 - 51 .

Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Grandbastien MA, Leitch AR ( 2007 ) . Sequence of events leading to near-complete genome turnover in allopolyploid Nicotiana within five million years . New Phytol vol. 175 , ( 4 ) 756 - 763 .

Dadejova M, Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R, Grandbastien MA, Leitch A, Kovarik A ( 2007 ) . Transcription activity of rRNA genes correlates with a tendency towards intergenomic homogenization in Nicotiana allotetraploids . NEW PHYTOL vol. 174 , ( 3 ) 658 - 668 .

Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Knapp S, McCarthy E, Clarkson JJ, Leitch AR ( 2006 ) . Comparative genomics and repetitive sequence divergence in the species of diploid Nicotiana section Alatae . Plant J vol. 48 , ( 6 ) 907 - 919 .

Salina EA, Lim KY, Badaeva ED, Shcherban AB, Adonina IG, Amosova AV, Samatadze TE, Vatolina TY et al. ( 2006 ) . Phylogenetic reconstruction of Aegilops section Sitopsis and the evolution of tandem repeats in the diploids and derived wheat polyploids . Genome vol. 49 , ( 8 ) 1023 - 1035 .

Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Sarasan V, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Kovarik A, Leitch AR ( 2006 ) . A genetic appraisal of a new synthetic Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) and the Kostoff synthetic tobacco . AM J BOT vol. 93 , ( 6 ) 875 - 883 .

Sykorova E, Fajkus J, Meznikova M, Lim KY, Neplechova K, Blattner FR, Chase MW, Leitch AR ( 2006 ) . Minisatellite telomeres occur in the family Alliaceae but are lost in Allium . AM J BOT vol. 93 , ( 6 ) 814 - 823 .

Sýkorová E, Leitch AR, Fajkus J ( 2006 ) . Asparagales telomerases which synthesize the human type of telomeres . Plant Mol Biol vol. 60 , ( 5 ) 633 - 646 .

Leitch AR, Lim KY, Skalicka K, Kovarik A ( 2006 ) . Nuclear cytoplasmic interaction hypothesis and the role of translocations in Nicotiana allopolyploids . Radiation Risk Estimates in Normal and Emergency Situations . Editors: Cigna, AA, Druante, M , vol. 9 , 319 - 326 .

Clarkson JJ, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Knapp S, Leitch AR ( 2005 ) . Long-term genome diploidization in allopolyploid Nicotiana section Repandae (Solanaceae) . NEW PHYTOL vol. 168 , ( 1 ) 241 - 252 .

Koukalova B, Fojtova M, Lim KY, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2005 ) . Dedifferentiation of tobacco cells is associated with ribosomal RNA gene hypomethylation, increased transcription, and chromatin alterations . Plant Physiol vol. 139 , ( 1 ) 275 - 286 .

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Lim KY, Werlemark G, Matyasek R, Bringloe JB, Sieber V, El Mokadem H, Meynet J, Hemming J et al. ( 2005 ) . Evolutionary implications of permanent odd polyploidy in the stable sexual, pentaploid of Rosa canina L . Heredity (Edinb) vol. 94 , ( 5 ) 501 - 506 .

Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Matzke M, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2005 ) . Preferential elimination of repeated DNA sequences from the paternal, Nicotiana tomentosiformis genome donor of a synthetic, allotetraploid tobacco . NEW PHYTOL vol. 166 , ( 1 ) 291 - 303 .

Kovarik A, Pires JC, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Sherwood AM, Matyasek R, Rocca J, Soltis DE et al. ( 2005 ) . Rapid concerted evolution of nuclear ribosomal DNA in two tragopogon allopolyploids of recent and recurrent origin . GENETICS vol. 169 , ( 2 ) 931 - 944 .

Fajkus J, Sýkorová E, Leitch AR ( 2005 ) . Techniques in plant telomere biology . Biotechniques vol. 38 , ( 2 ) 233 - 243 .

Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR, Fajkus J ( 2005 ) . An evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes (vol 104, pg 132, 2004) . CYTOGENET GENOME RES vol. 109 , ( 4 ) 535 - 535 .

Haizel T, Lim YK, Leitch AR, Moore G ( 2005 ) . Molecular analysis of holocentric centromeres of Luzula species . Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 , ( 1-3 ) 134 - 143 .

Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR ( 2005 ) . Molecular cytogenetics and tandem repeat sequence evolution in the allopolyploid Nicotiana rustica compared with diploid progenitors N. paniculata and N. undulata . Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 , ( 1-3 ) 298 - 309 .

Fajkus J, Sýkorová E, Leitch AR ( 2005 ) . Telomeres in evolution and evolution of telomeres . Chromosome Res vol. 13 , ( 5 ) 469 - 479 .

Clarkson JJ, Knapp S, Garcia VF, Olmstead RG, Leitch AR, Chase MW ( 2004 ) . Phylogenetic relationships in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) inferred from multiple plastid DNA regions . Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 33 , ( 1 ) 75 - 90 .

Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Knapp S, Chase M, Leitch AR ( 2004 ) . Concerted evolution of 18-5.8-26S rDNA repeats in Nicotiana allotetraploids . BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY . vol. 82 , 615 - 625 .

Melayah D, Lim KY, Bonnivard E, Chalhoub B, De Borne FD, Mhiri C, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA ( 2004 ) . Distribution of the Tnt1 retrotransposon family in the amphidiploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and its wild Nicotiana relatives . BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY . vol. 82 , 639 - 649 .

Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Leitch AR ( 2004 ) . Genome evolution in allotetraploid Nicotiana . BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY . vol. 82 , 599 - 606 .

Pires JC, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Boyd A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD et al. ( 2004 ) . Molecular cytogenetic analysis of recently evolved Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allopolyploids reveal a karyotype that is additive of the diploid progenitors . AM J BOT vol. 91 , ( 7 ) 1022 - 1035 .

Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2004 ) . Dynamic Changes in the Distribution of a Satellite Homologous to Intergenic 26-18S rDNA Spacer in the Evolution of Nicotiana . Genetics vol. 166 , ( 4 ) 1935 - 1946 .

Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2004 ) . Dynamic changes in the distribution of a satellite homologous to intergenic 26-18S rDNA spacer in the evolution of Nicotiana . GENETICS vol. 166 , ( 4 ) 1935 - 1946 .

Murad L, Bielawski JP, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Nichols RA, Leitch AR, Lichtenstein CP ( 2004 ) . The origin and evolution of geminivirus-related DNA sequences in Nicotiana . HEREDITY vol. 92 , ( 4 ) 352 - 358 .

Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR, Fajkus J ( 2004 ) . An evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes . CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH . vol. 107 , 132 - 138 .

Skalicka K, Lim KY, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2004 ) . EVOLUTION OF A RAPIDLY SPREADING SATELLITE HOMOLOGOUS TO INTERGENIC 26-18S RDNA SPACER IN NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC NICOTIANA SPECIES . ACTA PHYSIOL PLANT vol. 26 , ( 3 ) 59 - 60 .

Sykorova E, Neplechova K, Sklenickova M, Lim Y, Chase M, LEITCH AR, Fajkus J ( 2004 ) . How do Alliaceae maintain their telomeres? Revisited . Chromosome Research . Conference: 15th International Chromosome Conference ( Brunel University,West London ) from: 05/09/2004 to: 10/09/2004 , vol. 12 , 59s - 60s .

LEITCH AR ( 2004 ) . Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution. Volume 1, Part A: Phanerogams. Edited by A K Sharma and A Sharma . Quarterly Review of Biology vol. 79 , ( 3 ) 305 - 306 .

LEITCH AR, Skalicka A, Lim YK, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Kovarik K ( 2004 ) . Rapid evolution of ribosomal DNA in natural and synthetic Nicotiana allopolyploids . Conference: Plant & Animal Genomes XII Conference ( Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA ) from: 10/01/2004 to: 14/01/2004 ,

Sykorova E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Rotkova G, Chase M, Bennett M, LEITCH AR, Fajkus J ( 2004 ) . Species divergence in Asparagales is associated with the evolution of novel types of telomeres . Chromosome Research . Conference: 15th International Chromosome Conference ( Brunel University, London ) from: 05/09/2004 to: 10/09/2004 , vol. 12 , 165s - 165s .

Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická S, Chase M, Bennett MD, Fajkus J, LEITCH AR ( 2004 ) . Three distinctive types of telomere in the plant group Asparagales . Conference: Plant & Animal Genome XII Conference ( Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA ) from: 10/01/2004 to: 14/01/2004 ,

Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Fajkus J, Leitch AR ( 2003 ) . The signature of the Cestrum genome suggests an evolutionary response to the loss of (TTTAGGG)n telomeres . Chromosoma vol. 112 , ( 4 ) 164 - 172 .

Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Fajkus J, Leitch AR ( 2003 ) . Telomere variability in the monocotyledonous plant order Asparagales . Proc Biol Sci vol. 270 , ( 1527 ) 1893 - 1904 .

Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Leitch AR ( 2003 ) . Ribosomal DNA evolution and gene conversion in Nicotiana rustica . Heredity (Edinb) vol. 91 , ( 3 ) 268 - 275 .

Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Leitch AR, Kovarik A ( 2003 ) . Rapid evolution of parental rDNA in a synthetic tobacco allotetraploid line . AM J BOT vol. 90 , ( 7 ) 988 - 996 .

Sykorova E, Lim KY, Chase MW, Knapp S, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Fajkus J ( 2003 ) . The absence of Arabidopsis-type telomeres in Cestrum and closely related genera Vestia and Sessea (Solanaceae): first evidence from eudicots . Plant J vol. 34 , ( 3 ) 283 - 291 .

Matyácek R, Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Kovarík A ( 2002 ) . Evolution of 5S rDNA unit arrays in the plant genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . Genome vol. 45 , ( 3 ) 556 - 562 .

Murad L, Lim KY, Christopodulou V, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Kovarik A, Leitch AR ( 2002 ) . The origin of tobacco's T genome is traced to a particular lineage within Nicotiana tomentosiformis (Solanaceae) . AM J BOT vol. 89 , ( 6 ) 921 - 928 .

LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A, Lichtenstein CP ( 2002 ) . Diploid and polyploid evolution In Tobacco And Its Relatives . Comparative and Functional Genomics . Conference: Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference ( Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA ) from: 12/01/2002 to: 16/01/2002 ,

Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Kovarik A, Matyasek R ( 2002 ) . Evolution and structure of 5S rDNA loci in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum and its putative parental species . HEREDITY vol. 88 , 19 - 25 .

LEITCH AR, Hartman TPV, Lim KY, Adams SP, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ ( 2002 ) . Loss of 'Typical Telomere Repeat Sequences From A Major Radiation Of Monocots . Conference: Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference ( Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA ) from: 12/01/2002 to: 16/01/2002 ,

Soltis DE, Pires CP, Sherwood AM, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, LEITCH AR, Kageyama SA, Kovarik A et al. ( 2002 ) . Recent Allopolyploidy In Tragopogon (Asteraceae): Genomic and physiological comparisons . Conference: Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference ( Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA ) from: 12/01/2002 to: 16/01/2002 ,

Adams SP, Hartman TP, Lim KY, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 2001 ) . Loss and recovery of Arabidopsis-type telomere repeat sequences 5'-(TTTAGGG)(n)-3' in the evolution of a major radiation of flowering plants . Proc Biol Sci vol. 268 , ( 1476 ) 1541 - 1546 .

Lim KY, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A, Lichtenstein CP, LEITCH AR ( 2001 ) . Evolution in Nicotiana section Tomentosae . Chromosome Research . Conference: 14th International Chromosome Conference ( Wurzburg, Germany ) from: 04/09/2001 to: 08/09/2001 , vol. 9 , 112s - 112s .

Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A, LEITCH AR ( 2001 ) . Gene conversion in allotetraploid N. rustica by paternal genome N. paniculata . Chromosome Research . Conference: 14th International Chromosome Conference ( Wurzburg, Germany ) from: 04/09/2001 to: 08/09/2001 , vol. 9 , 97s - 97s .

LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Webb DR, McFadden GI ( 2001 ) . In situ hybridisation . Plant Cell Biology, A practical approach , Editors: Hawes, C, Satiat-Jeunemaitre, B , OUP ( Oxford ),

Leitch IJ, Hartman T, Lim Y, Adams S, Chase M, Bennett MD, LEITCH AR ( 2001 ) . Loss of "typical" telomere repeat sequences from a major radiation of monocots . Chromosome Research . Conference: 14th International Chromosome Conference ( Wurzburg, Germany ) from: 04/09/2001 to: 08/09/2001 , vol. 9 , 41s - 41s .

Murad L, Kovarik A, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, LEITCH AR ( 2001 ) . Nicotiana tabacum formed after the divergence of N. tomentosiformis cytotypes . Chromosome Research . Conference: 14th International Chromosome Conference ( Wurzburg, Germany ) from: 04/09/2001 to: 08/09/2001 , vol. 9 , 114s - 114s .

Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Chase MW, Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Ribosomal DNA evolution and phylogeny in Aloe (Asphodelaceae) . Am J Bot vol. 87 , ( 11 ) 1578 - 1583 .

Lim KY, Matyásek R, Lichtenstein CP, Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Molecular cytogenetic analyses and phylogenetic studies in the Nicotiana section Tomentosae . Chromosoma vol. 109 , ( 4 ) 245 - 258 .

Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Aloe L.--a second plant family without (TTTAGGG)n telomeres . Chromosoma vol. 109 , ( 3 ) 201 - 205 .

Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matýăsek R, Bezdĕk M, Lichtenstein CP, Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Gene conversion of ribosomal DNA in Nicotiana tabacum is associated with undermethylated, decondensed and probably active gene units . Chromosoma vol. 109 , ( 3 ) 161 - 172 .

Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Higher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells . MICROBIOL MOL BIOL R vol. 64 , ( 1 ) 138 - + .

Leitch AR ( 2000 ) . Higher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells . Microbiol Mol Biol Rev vol. 64 , ( 1 ) 138 - 152 .

Kovarik A, Koukalova B, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Leitch AR, Bezdek M ( 2000 ) . Comparative analysis of DNA methylation in tobacco heterochromatic sequences . CHROMOSOME RES vol. 8 , ( 6 ) 527 - 541 .

Lim KY, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 1998 ) . Genomic characterisation and the detection of raspberry chromatin in polyploid Rubus . THEOR APPL GENET vol. 97 , ( 7 ) 1027 - 1033 .

Leitch AR, Lim KY, Leitch IJ, O'Neill M, Chye M, Low F ( 1998 ) . Molecular cytogenetic studies in rubber, Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) . GENOME vol. 41 , ( 3 ) 464 - 467 .

Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M, Leitch AR ( 1998 ) . The role of DNA methylation on nuclear and cell differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica . NEW PHYTOL vol. 138 , ( 4 ) 567 - 577 .

Leitch AR ( 1998 ) . Chromosome structure and composition . Cytogenet Cell Genet vol. 81 , ( 2 ) 106 - 115 .

Adams SP, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR ( 1998 ) . Ribosomal DNA and karyotype evolution in aloe . CYTOGENET CELL GENET vol. 81 , ( 2 ) 123 - 123 .

Lim YKM, Matyasek R, Leitch AR, Lichtenstein CP ( 1998 ) . The organization of geminivirus-related DNA in the genome of tobacco . CYTOGENET CELL GENET vol. 81 , ( 2 ) 130 - 130 .

Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Leitch A, Gazdova B, Fulnecek J, Bezdek M ( 1997 ) . Variability in CpNpG methylation in higher plant genomes . GENE vol. 204 , ( 1-2 ) 25 - 33 .

Glyn MC, Egertová M, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M, Leitch AR ( 1997 ) . The influence of 5-azacytidine on the condensation of the short arm of rye chromosome 1R in Triticum aestivum L. root tip meristematic nuclei . Chromosoma vol. 106 , ( 8 ) 485 - 492 .

Schwarzacher T, Wang ML, Leitch AR, Moore G, Heslop-Harrison JS, Miller N ( 1997 ) . Flow cytometric analysis of the chromosomes and stability of a wheat cell-culture line . Theor Appl Genet vol. 94 , ( 1 ) 91 - 97 .

Chandley AC, Speed RM, Leitch AR ( 1996 ) . Different distributions of homologous chromosomes in adult human Sertoli cells and in lymphocytes signify nuclear differentiation . J CELL SCI vol. 109 , 773 - 776 .

Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Glyn MCP, Leitch AR ( 1995 ) . Nuclear differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica . NEW PHYTOL vol. 131 , ( 4 ) 543 - 556 .

Glyn MC, Leitch AR ( 1995 ) . The distribution of a spliceosome protein in cereal (Triticeae) interphase nuclei from cells with different metabolic activities and through the cell cycle . Plant J vol. 8 , ( 4 ) 531 - 540 .

FRANCIS HA, LEITCH AR, KOEBNER RMD ( 1995 ) . CONVERSION OF A RAPD-GENERATED PCR PRODUCT, CONTAINING A NOVEL DISPERSED REPETITIVE ELEMENT, INTO A FAST AND ROBUST ASSAY FOR THE PRESENCE OF RYE CHROMATIN IN WHEAT . THEOR APPL GENET vol. 90 , ( 5 ) 636 - 642 .

Francis HA, Leitch AR, Koebner RMD ( 1995 ) . Conversion of a RAPD-generated PCR product, containing a novel dispersed repetitive element, into a fast and robust assay for the presence of rye chromatin in wheat . TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik vol. 90 , ( 5 ) 636 - 642 .

Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Leitch IJ ( 1994 ) . The use of fluorochromes in the cytogenetics of the small-grained cereals (Triticeae) . Histochem J vol. 26 , ( 6 ) 471 - 479 .

Leitch AR, Brown JK, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1994 ) . The spatial localization of homologous chromosomes in human fibroblasts at mitosis . Hum Genet vol. 93 , ( 3 ) 275 - 280 .

Schwarzacher T, Leitch AR ( 1994 ) . Enzymatic treatment of plant material to spread chromosomes for in situ hybridization . Methods Mol Biol vol. 28 , 153 - 160 .

Schwarzacher T, Leitch AR ( 1993 ) . Enzymatic Treatment of Plant Material to Spread Chromosomes for In Situ Hybridization . Protocols for Nucleic Acid Analysis by Nonradioactive Probes , vol. 28 , Springer Nature

LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, WANG ML, LEITCH IJ, SURLANMOMIROVICH G, MOORE G, HESLOPHARRISON JSP ( 1993 ) . MOLECULAR CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF REPEATED SEQUENCES IN A LONG-TERM WHEAT SUSPENSION-CULTURE . PLANT CELL TISS ORG vol. 33 , ( 3 ) 287 - 296 .

Moore G, Abbo S, Cheung W, Foote T, Gale M, Koebner R, Leitch A, Leitch I et al. ( 1993 ) . Key features of cereal genome organization as revealed by the use of cytosine methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases . Genomics vol. 15 , ( 3 ) 472 - 482 .

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Leitch AR, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1993 ) . Ribosomal RNA gene expression and localization in cereals . Chromosomes Today , Springer Nature

HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T ( 1993 ) . THE PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION OF INTERPHASE NUCLEI . CHROMOSOME . 221 - 232 .

SCHWARZACHER T, ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, HARRISON GE, ISLAM AKMR, JIA JZ, KING IP, LEITCH AR, MILLER TE et al. ( 1992 ) . GENOMIC INSITU HYBRIDIZATION TO IDENTIFY ALIEN CHROMOSOMES AND CHROMOSOME SEGMENTS IN WHEAT . THEOR APPL GENET vol. 84 , ( 7-8 ) 778 - 786 .

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Wang ML, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS, Moore G ( 1992 ) . Construction of a chromosome-enriched HpaII library from flow-sorted wheat chromosomes . Nucleic Acids Res vol. 20 , ( 8 ) 1897 - 1901 .

LEITCH AR, MOSGOLLER W, SHI M, HESLOPHARRISON JS ( 1992 ) . DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF RDNA ORGANIZATION AT INTERPHASE IN NUCLEI OF WHEAT AND RYE . J CELL SCI vol. 101 , 751 - & .

Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Shi M, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1992 ) . Different patterns of rDNA organization at interphase in nuclei of wheat and rye . J Cell Sci vol. 101 ( Pt 4) , 751 - 757 .

LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, MOSGOLLER W, BENNETT MD, HESLOPHARRISON JS ( 1991 ) . PARENTAL GENOMES ARE SEPARATED THROUGHOUT THE CELL-CYCLE IN A PLANT HYBRID . CHROMOSOMA vol. 101 , ( 4 ) 206 - 213 .

Mosgöller W, Leitch AR, Brown JK, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1991 ) . Chromosome arrangements in human fibroblasts at mitosis . Hum Genet vol. 88 , ( 1 ) 27 - 33 .

HESLOPHARRISON JS, MOSGOLLER W, SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR ( 1991 ) . VOLUMES AND POSITIONS OF CHROMOSOMES IN RECONSTRUCTIONS OF FIBROBLASTS . AM J HUM GENET vol. 49 , ( 4 ) 380 - 380 .

LEITCH IJ, LEITCH AR, HESLOPHARRISON JS ( 1991 ) . PHYSICAL MAPPING OF PLANT DNA-SEQUENCES BY SIMULTANEOUS INSITU HYBRIDIZATION OF 2 DIFFERENTLY LABELED FLUORESCENT-PROBES . GENOME vol. 34 , ( 3 ) 329 - 333 .

Leitch AR ( 1991 ) . Calcification of the Charophyte Oosporangium . Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites , Springer Nature

HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K ( 1990 ) . DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 1B/1R TRANSLOCATIONS IN HEXAPLOID WHEAT . HEREDITY vol. 65 , 385 - 392 .

Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T, Bennett MD, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1990 ) . Genomic in situ hybridization to sectioned nuclei shows chromosome domains in grass hybrids . Journal of Cell Science vol. 95 , ( 3 ) 335 - 341 .

ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD, HESLOPHARRISON JS ( 1990 ) . DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN CLOSELY RELATED TRITICEAE SPECIES USING GENOMIC DNA AS A PROBE . THEOR APPL GENET vol. 79 , ( 6 ) 721 - 728 .

Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Schwarzacher T, Leitch AR, Bennett MD, Heslop-Harrison JS ( 1990 ) . Discrimination between closely related Triticeae species using genomic DNA as a probe . TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik vol. 79 , ( 6 ) 721 - 728 .

SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, HESLOPHARRISON JS ( 1990 ) . INSITU HYBRIDIZATION AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NUCLEUS . TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY : NEW SERIES, VOL 1 . vol. 1 , 669 - 674 .

Heslop-Harrison JS, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Smith JB, Atkinson MD, Bennett MD ( 1989 ) . The volumes and morphology of human chromosomes in mitotic reconstructions . Human Genetics vol. 84 , ( 1 ) 27 - 34 .

Leitch AR ( 1989 ) . Formation and ultrastructure of a complex, multilayered wall around the oospore of Chara and Lamprothamnium (Characeae) . British Phycological Journal vol. 24 , ( 3 ) 229 - 236 .

SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD, HESLOP-HARRISON JS ( 1989 ) . In Situ Localization of Parental Genomes in a Wide Hybrid . Annals of Botany vol. 64 , ( 3 ) 315 - 324 .