POLYPLOIDY & ADAPTATION
Genomics of Extreme Adaptation in Polyploids
photo credit to Stephen Mahony
photo credit to Nikita Tikhomirov
photo credit to Stephen Mahony
RESEARCH
Polyploid organisms have more than two sets of chromosomes as a result of a whole-genome duplication or a whole-genome hybridization. Polyploidy is often associated with extreme environments, where it can be triggered by external stress and in case of a successful establishment, can provide an adaptive advantage in harsh conditions. At the same time, the establishment of polyploid populations includes cellular adaptation to another extreme condition — polyploidy itself. We study the interplay between adaptation and polyploidy to understand molecular mechanisms of adaptation to doubled genomes, genomic and organismal consequences of polyploidization, and its ecological importance.
CONTACT US
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ)
Department of Chromosome Biology
Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany
pnovikova[at]mpipz.mpg.de
There are possibilities to apply for a fellowship to join the lab and we are always open for discussion.