Genetic variability and evolution of broad bean wilt virus 1: role of recombination, selection and gene flow.

Analysis of four genomic regions from 37 geographically diverse isolates of broad bean wilt virus 1 (BBWV-1) showed high genetic diversity in comparison to most plant viruses. Comparison of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions of the small coat protein gene (SCP) revealed negative selection for most amino acid positions. Phylogenetic analysis of SCP showed that some BBWV-1 isolates from distant geographical areas were genetically close, suggesting long-distance migration.

Genetic variation and evolutionary analysis of broad bean wilt virus 2.

The genetic variation and evolutionary mechanisms of broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV-2) were studied by nucleotide sequence analysis of four genomic regions of 30 isolates from different countries. Nucleotide diversity was high (0.198) for a plant virus.

Non-additive phenotypic and transcriptomic inheritance in a citrus allotetraploid somatic hybrid between C. reticulata and C. limon: the case of pulp carotenoid biosynthesis pathway.

Allopolyploidy is known to induce novel patterns of gene expression and often gives rise to new phenotypes. Here we report on the first attempt to relate phenotypic inheritance in an allotetraploid somatic hybrid with gene expression. Carotenoid compounds in the fruit pulp of the two parental species and the hybrid were evaluated quantitatively by HPLC.