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September 21, 2025New PhytologistOpen Access

Multiple hybrid zones involving four Cardamine species and their triploid progeny: watching allopolyploid speciation in action?

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JZJudita Zozomová‐LihováMŠMarek ŠlenkerBŠBarbora Šingliarová

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This research investigates hybrid zones and interspecific gene flow in Cardamine species, suggesting significant evolutionary implications.

Key Points

  • Extensive interspecific hybridization in Cardamine involves four parental species and triploid offspring.
  • Hybrid zones reveal the recurrent origins of both autotriploids and allotriploids, integrating different parental genomes.
  • Cardamine rivularis produces unreduced female gametes, driving diverse triploid formation and suggesting evolutionary potential.
  • Significant genetic variation, partial fertility, and efficient clonal spread in hybrids indicate mechanisms shaping polyploid evolution.

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Zozomová‐Lihová et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46ac231b076d99fa683efhttps://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70575
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