Homoeologous shuffling and chromosome compensation maintain genome balance in resynthesized allopolyploid Brassica napus
- 21 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Vol. 108 (19), 7908-7913
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1014138108
Abstract
Polyploidy has contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes, particularly flowering plants. The genomic consequences of polyploidy have been extensively studied, but the mechanisms for chromosome stability and diploidization in polyploids remain largely unknown. By using new cytogenetic tools to identify all of the homoeologous chromosomes, we conducted a cytological investigation of 50 resynthesized Brassica napus allopolyploids across generations S(0:1) to S(5:6) and in the S(10:11) generation. Changes in copy number of individual chromosomes were detected in the S(0:1) generation and increased in subsequent generations, despite the fact that the mean chromosome number among lines was approximately 38. The chromosome complement of individual plants (segregants) ranged from 36 to 42, with a bias toward the accumulation of extra chromosomes. Karyotype analysis of the S(10:11) generation detected aneuploidy and inter- and intragenomic rearrangements, chromosome breakage and fusion, rDNA changes, and loss of repeat sequences. Chromosome sets with extensive homoeology showed the greatest instability. Dosage balance requirements maintained chromosome numbers at or near the tetraploid level, and the loss and gain of chromosomes frequently involved homoeologous chromosome replacement and compensation. These data indicate that early generations of resynthesized B. napus involved aneuploidy and gross chromosomal rearrangements, and that dosage balance mechanisms enforced chromosome number stability. Seed yield and pollen viability were inversely correlated with increasing aneuploidy, and the greatest fertility was observed in two lines that were additive for parental chromosomes. These data on resynthesized B. napus and the correlation of fertility with additive karyotypes cast light on the origins and establishment of natural B. napus.Keywords
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