Open AccessVariability of the genome size in coniferous plant in extreme environmental conditions
Author(s) -
Т. С. Седельникова
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
faktori eksperimentalʹnoï evolûcìï organìzmìv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-3826
pISSN - 2219-3782
DOI - 10.7124/feeo.v20.730
Subject(s) - biology , retrotransposon , genome , genome size , genetics , transposable element , epigenetics , noncoding dna , genome evolution , chromosome , gene , evolutionary biology
Aim. The features of genome size transformation in conifers growing in extreme environmental conditions are reviewed. Conclusions. Conifers have a very large genome. The main resources of genome size modifications of conifers under extreme environmental conditions are: variability of the chromosome numbers (polyploidy, aneuploidy; mixoploidy), occurrence of B-chromosomes and increasing of its numbers, changes of the content of nuclear DNA, variation of the repetitive DNA sequences (microsatellites, ribosomal RNA genes, transposable elements – retrotransposons), and the chromosomal rearrangements. These features are also components of the epigenetic system which defines the adaptability of the genome changes when exposed to stressful environmental factors.
Keywords: Pinophyta, genome, repetitive DNA sequences, epigenetic system.