A detailed phylogenetic study now shows that there is a compelling association between polyploidy and domestication, and that polyploidy more frequently occurs before domestication.
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Fang, Z., Morrell, P. Domestication: Polyploidy boosts domestication. Nature Plants 2, 16116 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.116
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