Prof Andrew Leitch

Andrew Leitch

Professor of Plant Genetics
Deputy Head of The Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/andrewleitch.html
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
ORCID

Research

polyploidy, evolution, interspecific hybridisation, biodiversity finance, genome size, grassland ecology

Interests

I have particular interests in biodiversity and conservation, having worked on many groups of plants, including orchids, bluebells, baobabs and more. I have expertise in community ecology, particularly of grasslands, where I have been studying the impact of polyploidy and genome size on species occurrence. I have generated a database for the British Isles flora, called the ‘BI Flora Explorer’, which combines species characters, traits, distributions and genetics. The aim is to use the database with AI to determine the likely impact of fertilizers and climate change on species distributions. I have also worked for many years on plant polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation, studying a range of systems, including in the plant genera Nicotiana, Prospero, Spartina and Tragopogon.

In recent years I have been championing the 'Sustainable Biodiversity Research Initiative (SUBRI)', which aims to coordinate international commitments to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to conserve and enhance biodiversity. In that, I am also part of NERC and Innovate UK’s £7M programme entitled ‘Integrating Biodiversity and Finance for a Nature Positive solution’.

I am now working to re-wild the uplands of Kenya by planting sustainable, harvestable bamboo, which is urgently needed for people, wildlife, livelihoods and water security, as well as contributing towards reduced global carbon emissions.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability

2024

Relevant PublicationGenome size influences plant growth and biodiversity responses to nutrient fertilization in diverse grassland communities
Morton JA, Arnillas CA, Biedermann L, Borer ET, Brudvig LA, Buckley YM, Cadotte MW, Davies K, Donohue I, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Estrada C, Haider S, Hautier Y, Jentsch A, Martinson H, McCulley RL, Raynaud X, Roscher C, Seabloom EW, et al.
Plos Biology, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 22 (12) 
11-12-2024
Relevant PublicationNutrient effects on plant diversity loss arise from nutrient identity and decreasing niche dimension
Peng Y, Yang J, Seabloom EW, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Wang R, Wei C and Han X
Ecology, Wiley 
04-12-2024
bullet iconBigger genomes provide environment‐dependent growth benefits in grasses
Simpson KJ, Mian S, Forrestel EJ, Hackel J, Morton JA, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
New Phytologist, Wiley 
01-10-2024
bullet iconUncovering the genomic diversity of the wild forage crop Setaria sphacelata
Franco AL, Azevedo ALS, Reis AC, Matos EM, Fonseca MA, Vander Pereira A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Viccini LF
Crop Science, Wiley 
11-09-2024
Relevant PublicationNitrogen and phosphorus interactions at a 21 nitrogen:1 phosphorus Redfield‐like ratio impact growth and seed yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
da Silva SSM, Faizullah L, Guignard MS, Orcen N, Ruban AV, Rudall PJ, Trimmer M, Nichols RA, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Food and Energy Security, Wiley vol. 13 (4) 
30-07-2024
bullet iconA 160 Gbp fork fern genome shatters size record for eukaryotes
Fernández P, Amice R, Bruy D, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AL, Pokorny L, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J
Iscience, Elsevier vol. 27 (6), 109889-109889.  
31-05-2024
bullet iconThe rise of baobab trees in Madagascar
Wan J-N, Wang S-W, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Jian J-B, Wu Z-Y, Xin H-P, Rakotoarinivo M, Onjalalaina GE, Gituru RW, Dai C, Mwachala G, Bai M-Z, Zhao C-X, Wang H-Q, Du S-L, Wei N, Hu G-W, Chen S-C, Chen X-Y, et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 629 (8014), 1091-1099.  
15-05-2024
bullet iconThe genome sequence of purple glasswort, Salicornia ramosissima Woods (Amaranthaceae)
Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL, Operations WSISOS, team WSITOLCI, collective TOLCI and Consortium DTOL
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 9, 257-257.  
15-05-2024
bullet iconThe genome sequence of strawberry clover, Trifolium fragiferum L. (Fabaceae)
Mian S, Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Fay MF
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 9, 158-158.  
20-03-2024
bullet iconThe genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae)
Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lab BGKGA, collective PGS, collective DTOLB, Management SALTWSITOL, Operations WSISOS, team WSITOLCI, collective TOLCI and Consortium DTOL
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 9, 163-163.  
20-03-2024
bullet iconThe genome sequence of rosebay willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., 1771 (syn. Epilobium angustifolium L., 1753) (Onagraceae).
Christenhusz MJM, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab , Plant Genome Sizing collective , Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective , Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management Samples and Laboratory team , Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations , Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team , Tree of Life Core Informatics collective and Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Wellcome Open Res vol. 9, 163-163.  
20-03-2024

2023

bullet iconCorrection: Intragenomic rDNA variation—the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between? (Heredity, (2023), 131, 3, (179-188), 10.1038/s41437-023-00634-5)
Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A
Heredity, Springer Nature [Academic Journals On Nature.Com] vol. 131 (3), 238-239.  
02-08-2023
Relevant PublicationRecurrent allopolyploidizations diversify ecophysiological traits in marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis s.l.)
Wolfe TM, Balao F, Trucchi E, Bachmann G, Gu W, Baar J, Hedrén M, Weckwerth W, Leitch AR and Paun O
Molecular Ecology, Wiley vol. 32 (17), 4777-4790.  
15-07-2023
bullet iconIntragenomic rDNA variation - the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between?
Wang W, Zhang X, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A
Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 131 (3), 179-188.  
04-07-2023
Relevant PublicationIs hybridisation with non‐native congeneric species a threat to the UK native bluebell Hyacinthoides non‐scripta?
Ruhsam M, Kohn D, Marquardt J, Leitch AR, Schneider H, Vogel J, Barrett SCH, Hulme PE, Squirrell J and Hollingsworth PM
Plants People Planet, Wiley vol. 5 (6), 963-975.  
31-05-2023
bullet iconThe Role of Chromatin Modifications in the Evolution of Giant Plant Genomes
Leitch AR, Ma L, Dodsworth S, Fuchs J, Houben A and Leitch IJ
Plants vol. 12 (11), 2159-2159.  
30-05-2023
Relevant PublicationGiant Fern Genomes Show Complex Evolution Patterns: A Comparative Analysis in Two Species of Tmesipteris (Psilotaceae)
Fernández P, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Hidalgo O, Christenhusz MJM, Pokorny L and Pellicer J
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Mdpi vol. 24 (3), 2708-2708.  
31-01-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationPlant genome size modulates grassland community responses to multi-nutrient additions
Peng Y, Yang J, Leitch IJ, Guignard MS, Seabloom EW, Cao D, Zhao F, Li H, Han X, Jiang Y, Leitch AR and Wei C
New Phytologist, Wiley 
11-10-2022
bullet iconGenome evolution: On the nature of trade-offs with polyploidy and endopolyploidy
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Current Biology, Cell Press vol. 32 (18), R952-R954.  
26-09-2022
bullet iconMega-sized pericentromeric blocks of simple telomeric repeats and their variants reveal patterns of chromosome evolution in ancient Cycadales genomes.
Vozárová R, Wang W, Lunerová J, Shao F, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Kovařík A
The Plant Journal, Wiley 
06-09-2022
Relevant PublicationThe ecology of palm genomes: repeat‐associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity
Schley RJ, Pellicer J, Ge X, Barrett C, Bellot S, Guignard MS, Novák P, Suda J, Fraser D, Baker WJ, Dodsworth S, Macas J, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 236 (2), 433-446.  
07-07-2022
Relevant PublicationGenome Insights into Autopolyploid Evolution: A Case Study in Senecio doronicum (Asteraceae) from the Southern Alps
Fernández P, Hidalgo O, Juan A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Pegoraro L, Viruel J and Pellicer J
Plants, Mdpi vol. 11 (9), 1235-1235.  
02-05-2022
Relevant PublicationDown, then up: non-parallel genome size changes and a descending chromosome series in a recent radiation of the Australian allotetraploid plant species, Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae)
Chase MW, Samuel R, Leitch AR, Guignard MS, Conran JG, Nollet F, Fletcher P, Jakob A, Cauz-Santos LA, Vignolle G, Dodsworth S, Christenhusz MJM, Buril MT and Paun O
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 131 (1), 123-142.  
13-01-2022
Relevant PublicationA taxonomic, genetic and ecological data resource for the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland
Henniges MC, Powell RF, Mian S, Stace CA, Walker KJ, Gornall RJ, Christenhusz MJM, Brown MR, Twyford AD, Hollingsworth PM, Jones L, de Vere N, Antonelli A, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Scientific Data, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature) vol. 9 (1) 
10-01-2022
Relevant Publication“BIFloraExplorer”: A Taxonomic, Genetic, and Ecological Data Resource for the Vascular Plants of Britain and Ireland
Henniges MC, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Plant Genomic and Cytogenetic Databases, Springer Nature vol. 2703, 83-90.  
10-01-2022
Relevant PublicationCyto-nuclear incompatibilities across a bluebell hybrid zone in northern Spain do not prevent genome-wide introgression of neutral markers
Marquardt J, Blanckaert A, Nichols RA, Ansell SW, Ruhsam M, Hollingsworth PM, Metzler D, Schneider H and Leitch AR
Evolutionary Journal of The Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 1 (1), kzac003-kzac003.  
01-01-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationErratum: The correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps (Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2020) 194:4 (410-422) DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa058)
Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Theurillat JP, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society vol. 196 (1) 
17-08-2021
Relevant PublicationMicrosatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones
Bersweden L, Viruel J, Schatz B, Harland J, Gargiulo R, Cowan RS, Calevo J, Juan A, Clarkson JJ, Leitch AR and Fay MF
American Journal of Botany, Wiley vol. 108 (8), 1388-1404.  
01-08-2021
bullet iconThe Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts
Wan T, Liu Z, Leitch IJ, Xin H, Maggs-Kölling G, Gong Y, Li Z, Marais E, Liao Y, Dai C, Liu F, Wu Q, Song C, Zhou Y, Huang W, Jiang K, Wang Q, Yang Y, Zhong Z, Yang M, et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1) 
12-07-2021
Relevant PublicationExploring environmental selection on genome size in angiosperms
Faizullah L, Morton JA, Hersch-Green EI, Walczyk AM, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier 
01-07-2021
Relevant PublicationGenome downsizing after polyploidy: mechanisms, rates and selection pressures.
Wang X, Morton J, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Plant J 
21-06-2021

2020

bullet iconPatterns of telomere length with age in African mole-rats: New insights from quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridisation (qFISH)
Leonida SRL, Bennett NC, Leitch AR and Faulkes CG
Peerj, Peerj Inc. vol. 8 
04-12-2020
Relevant PublicationRepeat sequence turnover shifts fundamentally in species with large genomes
Novak P, GUIGNARD M, Neumann P, Kelly LJ, Milinarec J, Koblizkova A, Kovarik A, Pellicer J, WANG W, Macas J, Leitch IJ and Leitch A
Nature Plants, Nature Research 
19-11-2020
bullet iconEvolutionary dynamics of transposable elements and satellite DNAs in polyploid Spartina species
Giraud D, Lima O, Huteau V, Coriton O, Boutte J, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Aïnouche M and Salmon A
Plant Science, Elsevier, 110671-110671.  
09-10-2020
Relevant PublicationThe correlation of phylogenetics, elevation and ploidy on the incidence of apomixis in Asteraceae in the European Alps
Pegoraro L, Baker EC, Aeschimann D, Balant M, Douzet R, Garnatje T, Guignard MS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Palazzesi L, Theurillat J-P, Hidalgo O and Pellicer J
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society, Linnean Society of London 
27-08-2020
Relevant PublicationExtensive plastid-nuclear discordance in a recent radiation of Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (Solanaceae)
Dodsworth S, Christenhusz MJM, Conran JG, Guignard MS, Knapp S, Struebig M, Leitch AR and Chase MW
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society vol. 193 (4), 546-559.  
23-07-2020
bullet iconRepetitive DNA restructuring across multiple Nicotiana allopolyploidisation events shows a lack of strong cytoplasmic bias in influencing repeat turnover
Dodsworth S, Guignard MS, Pérez-Escobar OA, Struebig M, Chase MW and Leitch AR
Genes, Mdpi vol. 11 (2) 
19-02-2020
bullet iconRepetitive DNA Dynamics and Polyploidization in the Genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae)
Dodsworth S, Kovarik A, Grandbastien M-A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
In The Tobacco Plant Genome, Springer Nature 85-99.  
01-01-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationOne thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants
Leebens-Mack JH, Barker MS, Carpenter EJ, Deyholos MK, Gitzendanner MA, Graham SW, Grosse I, Li Z, Melkonian M, Mirarab S, Porsch M, Quint M, Rensing SA, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Stevenson DW, Ullrich KK, Wickett NJ, DeGironimo L, Edger PP, et al.
Nature, Nature Research vol. 574 (7780), 679-685.  
23-10-2019
Relevant PublicationEarly consequences of allopolyploidy alter floral evolution in Nicotiana (Solanaceae).
McCarthy EW, Landis JB, Kurti A, Lawhorn AJ, Chase MW, Knapp S, Le Comber SC, Leitch AR and Litt A
Bmc Plant Biol vol. 19 (1), 162-162.  
27-04-2019
bullet iconChromosomal and molecular characterization of 5S rRNA genes in the North American abalones Haliotis rufescens Swainson (red abalone) and H. fulgens Philippi (blue abalone)
Hernández-Ibarra NK, Morelos RM, Ramírez JL, Cruz P, Leitch AR and Ibarra AM
Gene, Elsevier vol. 695, 65-74.  
08-02-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationPotential of herbariomics for studying repetitive DNA in angiosperms
LEITCH AR, DODSWORTH S, GUIGNARD MS, knapp S, Christianhusz MJM, Cowan RS, Maurin O, Struebig M, chase MW and Forest F
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Frontiers Media vol. 6 (174) 
29-10-2018
bullet iconParental transposable element loads influence their dynamics in young Nicotiana hybrids and allotetraploids
Mhiri C, Parisod C, Daniel J, Petit M, Lim KY, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR and Grandbastien M
New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 221 (3), 1619-1633.  
22-10-2018
bullet iconRemarkable variation of ribosomal DNA organization and copy number in gnetophytes, a distinct lineage of gymnosperms
Wang W, Wan T, Becher H, Kuderova A, Leitch IJ, Garcia S, Leitch AR and Kovařík A
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 123 (5), 767-781.  
27-09-2018
bullet iconSatellite DNA in Paphiopedilum subgenus Parvisepalum as revealed by high-throughput sequencing and fluorescent in situ hybridization
Lee Y-I, Yap JW, Izan S, Leitch IJ, Fay MF, Lee Y-C, Hidalgo O, Dodsworth S, Smulders MJM, Gravendeel B and Leitch AR
Bmc Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 19 (1) 
02-08-2018
bullet iconOrigin and parental genome characterization of the allotetraploid Stylosanthes scabra Vogel (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae), an important legume pasture crop.
Marques A, Moraes L, Aparecida Dos Santos M, Costa I, Costa L, Nunes T, Melo N, Simon MF, Leitch AR, Almeida C and Souza G
Ann Bot 
04-07-2018
Relevant PublicationEvolutionary and functional potential of ploidy increase within individual plants: somatic ploidy mapping of the complex labellum of sexually deceptive bee orchids
Bateman RM, Guy JJ, Rudall PJ, Leitch IJ, Pellicer J and Leitch AR
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 122 (1), 133-150.  
17-04-2018
Relevant PublicationMultiple Origins and Nested Cycles of Hybridization Result in High Tetraploid Diversity in the Monocot Prospero
LEITCH AR
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media vol. 9 
06-04-2018
bullet iconA genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants
LEITCH AR and 40 other authors
Nature Plants, Nature Publishing Group 
29-01-2018

2017

bullet iconGenome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae)
Dodsworth S, Jang T-S, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR
Plant Systematics and Evolution = Entwicklungsgeschichte Und Systematik Der Pflanzen vol. 303 (8), 1013-1020.  
01-10-2017
bullet iconConcerted evolution rapidly eliminates sequence variation in rDNA coding regions but not in intergenic spacers in Nicotiana tabacum allotetraploid
Lunerová J, Renny-Byfield S, Matyášek R, Leitch A and Kovařík A
Plant Systematics and Evolution vol. 303 (8), 1043-1060.  
17-07-2017
bullet iconImpacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: From Genomes to Natural Ecosystems and Agriculture
Leitch AR, Trimmer M, Guignard M, Eizaguirre C, Woodward G, Acquisti C, elser JJ, hessen D, Jeyasingh PD, Neiman M, Richardson AE, Soltis PS, Soltis DE, Stevens CJ, Weider LJ and Leitch IJ
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 5 (70), 1-9.  
06-07-2017
Relevant PublicationNicotine in floral nectar pharmacologically influences bumblebee learning of floral features.
Baracchi D, Marples A, Jenkins AJ, Leitch AR and Chittka L
Sci Rep vol. 7 (1), 1951-1951.  
16-05-2017
Relevant PublicationIs There an Upper Limit to Genome Size?
Hidalgo O, Pellicer J, Christenhusz M, Schneider H, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier vol. 22 (7), 567-573.  
12-05-2017
bullet iconCytogenetic features of rRNA genes across land plants: analysis of the Plant rDNA database
Garcia S, Kovařík A, Leitch AR and Garnatje T
The Plant Journal, Wiley vol. 89 (5), 1020-1030.  
14-02-2017

2016

bullet iconGenome-wide repeat dynamics reflect phylogenetic distance in closely related allotetraploid Nicotiana (Solanaceae)
Dodsworth S, Jang TS, Struebig M, Chase MW, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR
Plant Systematics and Evolution, 1-8.  
01-11-2016
Relevant PublicationTransgressive phenotypes and generalist pollination in the floral evolution of Nicotiana polyploids
McCarthy EW, Chase MW, Knapp S, Litt A, Leitch AR and Le Comber SC
Nature Plants, Npg vol. 2, 1-9.  
08-08-2016
bullet iconPersistence, dispersal and genetic evolution of recently formed Spartina homoploid hybrids and allopolyploids in Southern England
Huska D, Leitch IJ, de Carvalho JF, Leitch AR, Salmon A, Ainouche M and Kovarik A
Biological Invasions, Springer Verlag (Germany) vol. 18 (8), 2137-2151.  
14-07-2016
Relevant PublicationGenome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species’ biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation
Guignard MS, Nichols RA, Knell RJ, Macdonald A, Romila C-A, Trimmer M, Leitch IJ and LEITCH AR
New Phytologist, John Wiley & Sons, Inc 
15-02-2016

2015

bullet iconAstonishing 35S rDNA diversity in the gymnosperm species Cycas revoluta Thunb
Wang W, Ma L, Becher H, Garcia S, Kovarikova A, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Chromosoma, Springer Nature vol. 125 (4), 683-699.  
05-12-2015
Relevant PublicationGenome size diversity in angiosperms and its influence on gene space
Dodsworth S, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, Elsevier vol. 35, 73-78.  
21-11-2015
bullet iconIs post‐polyploidization diploidization the key to the evolutionary success of angiosperms?
Dodsworth S, Chase MW and Leitch AR
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 180 (1), 1-5.  
05-11-2015
bullet iconAngiosperms Are Unique among Land Plant Lineages in the Occurrence of Key Genes in the RNA-Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) Pathway
Ma L, Hatlen A, Kelly LJ, Becher H, Wang W, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 7 (9), 2648-2662.  
01-09-2015
bullet iconUsing genomic repeats for phylogenomics: a case study in wild tomatoes (Solanum section Lycopersicon: Solanaceae)
Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Särkinen T, Knapp S and Leitch AR
Biological Journal of The Linnean Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 117 (1), 96-105.  
17-07-2015
bullet iconAnalysis of the giant genomes of Fritillaria (Liliaceae) indicates that a lack of DNA removal characterizes extreme expansions in genome size
Kelly LJ, Renny‐Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J, Novák P, Neumann P, Lysak MA, Day PD, Berger M, Fay MF, Nichols RA, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 208 (2), 596-607.  
08-06-2015
Relevant PublicationThe effect of polyploidy and hybridization on the evolution of floral colour in Nicotiana (Solanaceae)
McCarthy EW, Arnold SEJ, Chittka L, Le Comber SC, Verity R, Dodsworth S, Knapp S, Kelly LJ, Chase MW, Baldwin IT, Kovařík A, Mhiri C, Taylor L and Leitch AR
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 115 (7), 1117-1131.  
15-05-2015
bullet iconCharacterisation of an unusual telomere motif (TTTTTTAGGG)n in the plant Cestrum elegans (Solanaceae), a species with a large genome
Peška V, Fajkus P, Fojtová M, Dvořáčková M, Hapala J, Dvořáček V, Polanská P, Leitch AR, Sýkorová E and Fajkus J
The Plant Journal, Wiley vol. 82 (4), 644-654.  
01-05-2015
bullet iconGenomic repeat abundances contain phylogenetic signal.
Dodsworth S, Chase MW, Kelly LJ, Leitch IJ, Macas J, Novák P, Piednoël M, Weiss-Schneeweiss H and Leitch AR
Syst Biol vol. 64 (1), 112-126.  
01-01-2015
bullet iconGene conversion of rDNA units in tobacco allopolyploid genome is gradual and locus dependent
Lunerova J, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch A and Kovarik A
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. vol. 23 (2), 396-397.  
01-01-2015
Relevant Publication250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation
Matthews A, Emelianova K, Hatimy AA, Chester M, Pellicer J, Ahmad KS, Guignard MS, Rouhan G, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Mavrodiev EV and Buggs RJA
Aob Plants, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 7 
01-01-2015

2014

bullet iconSilenced rRNA genes are activated and substitute for partially eliminated active homeologs in the recently formed allotetraploid, Tragopogon mirus (Asteraceae)
Dobešová E, Malinská H, Matyášek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovařík A
Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 114 (3), 356-365.  
24-12-2014
bullet iconEndogenous pararetrovirus sequences associated with 24 nt small RNAs at the centromeres of Fritillaria imperialis L. (Liliaceae), a species with a giant genome.
Becher H, Ma L, Kelly LJ, Kovarik A, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Plant J vol. 80 (5), 823-833.  
01-12-2014
Relevant PublicationEvolutionary relationships in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae).
Day PD, Berger M, Hill L, Fay MF, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ and Kelly LJ
Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 80, 11-19.  
01-11-2014
Relevant PublicationImpact of genomic diversity in river ecosystems.
Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Trimmer M, Guignard MS and Woodward G
Trends Plant Sci vol. 19 (6), 361-366.  
01-06-2014

2013

Relevant PublicationThe promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions.
Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR and Chittka L
Genome Biol vol. 14 (6) 
24-06-2013
bullet iconThe promise of genomics in the study of plant-pollinator interactions
Clare EL, Schiestl FP, Leitch AR and Chittka L
Genome Biology 
17-06-2013
bullet iconDiploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences.
Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, Macas J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR, Grandbastien M-A and Leitch AR
Plant J vol. 74 (5), 829-839.  
01-06-2013
bullet iconDiploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences
Renny-Byfield S, Kovarik A, Kelly LJ, MacAs J, Novak P, Chase MW, Nichols RA, Pancholi MR, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR
Plant Journal vol. 74 (5), 829-839.  
01-06-2013
Relevant PublicationReconstructing the complex evolutionary origin of wild allopolyploid tobaccos (Nicotiana section suaveolentes).
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S and Chase MW
Evolution vol. 67 (1), 80-94.  
01-01-2013
bullet iconNext generation sequencing analysis reveals a relationship between rDNA unit diversity and locus number in Nicotiana diploids
Matyasek R, Renny-Byfield S, Fulnecek J, Macas J, Grandbastien M-A, Nichols R, Leitch A and Kovarik A
Bmc Genomics, Biomed Central Ltd vol. 13 (722) 
01-01-2013
Relevant PublicationChromosomal diversification and karyotype evolution of diploids in the cytologically diverse genus Prospero (Hyacinthaceae)
Jang T-S, Emadzade K, Parker J, Temsch EM, Leitch AR, Speta F and Weiss-Schneeweiss H
Bmc Evolutionary Biology vol. 13 
01-01-2013

2012

bullet iconEvolutionary implications of genome and karyotype restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L.
Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR
In Polyploidy and Genome Evolution, Springer Verlag 245-270. Editors: Soltis PS and Soltis DE. 
03-10-2012
Relevant PublicationGenome size diversity and evolution in land plants
Leitch IJ and LEITCH AR
In Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2: Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes Editors: Greilhuber J, Dolezel J and Wendel JF. 
30-06-2012
Relevant PublicationEcological and genetic factors linked to contrasting genome dynamics in seed plants.
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
New Phytol vol. 194 (3), 629-646.  
01-05-2012
bullet iconNext-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids.
Buggs RJA, Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Jordon-Thaden IE, Viccini LF, Chamala S, Leitch AR, Schnable PS, Barbazuk WB, Soltis PS and Soltis DE
Am J Bot vol. 99 (2), 372-382.  
01-02-2012
bullet iconNext-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids
BUGGS RJA, RENNY-BYFIELD S, CHESTER M, JORDON-THADEN IE, VICCINI LF, CHAMALA S, LEITCH AR, SCHNABLE PS, BARBAZUK WB, SOLTIS PS and SOLTIS DE
American Journal of Botany vol. 99 (2), 372-382.  
20-01-2012
Relevant PublicationExtensive chromosomal variation in a recently formed natural allopolyploid species, Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae)
Chester M, Gallagher JP, Symonds VV, Cruz da Silva AV, Mavrodiev EV, Leitch AR, Soltis PS and Soltis DE
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America vol. 109 (4), 1176-1181.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconIndependent, rapid and targeted loss of highly repetitive DNA in natural and synthetic allopolyploids of Nicotiana tabacum.
Renny-Byfield S, Kovařík A, Chester M, Nichols RA, Macas J, Novák P and Leitch AR
Plos One vol. 7 (5) 
01-01-2012
bullet iconChromosome studies in Orchidaceae: karyotype divergence in Neotropical genera in subtribe Maxillariinae
Moraes AP, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society vol. 170 (1), 29-39.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconA plant culture (BY-2) widely used in molecular and cell studies is genetically unstable and highly heterogeneous
Kovarik A, Lim K-Y, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R and Leitch AR
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society vol. 170 (3), 459-471.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconChromosome and genome size variation in Luzula (Juncaceae), a genus with holocentric chromosomes
Bozek M, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Zaveska Drabkova L and Kuta E
Botanical Journal of The Linnean Society vol. 170 (4), 529-541.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconDifferential Dynamics of Transposable Elements during Long-Term Diploidization of Nicotiana Section Repandae (Solanaceae) Allopolyploid Genomes
Parisod C, Mhiri C, Lim KY, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Leitch AR and Grandbastien M-A
Plos One vol. 7 (11) 
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationWhy size really matters when sequencing plant genomes
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Fay MF, Renny-Byfield S, Pellicer J, Macas J and Leitch IJ
Plant Ecology & Diversity vol. 5 (4), 415-425.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconEvolutionary Implications of Genome and Karyotype Restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L
Kovarik A, Renny-Byfield S, Grandbastien M-A and Leitch A
In Polyploidy and Genome Evolution, Springer Nature 209-224.  
01-01-2012

2011

bullet iconAnalysis of two abundant, highly related satellites in the allotetraploid Nicotiana arentsii using double-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and sequencing.
Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
New Phytol vol. 192 (3), 747-759.  
01-11-2011
bullet iconNext generation sequencing reveals genome downsizing in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, predominantly through the elimination of paternally derived repetitive DNAs.
Renny-Byfield S, Chester M, Kovařík A, Le Comber SC, Grandbastien M-A, Deloger M, Nichols RA, Macas J, Novák P, Chase MW and Leitch AR
Mol Biol Evol vol. 28 (10), 2843-2854.  
01-10-2011
bullet iconRibosomal RNA genes evolution in Tragopogon: A story of New and Old World allotetraploids and the synthetic lines
Malinska H, Tate JA, Mavrodiev E, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarik A
Taxon vol. 60 (2), 348-354.  
01-04-2011

2010

bullet iconSimilar patterns of rDNA evolution in synthetic and recently formed natural populations of Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allotetraploids
Malinska H, Tate JA, Matyasek R, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarik A
Bmc Evol Biol vol. 10 
22-09-2010
bullet iconAGAVE biofuel of the future?
Leiten A and Robert M
Planet Earth (AUTUMN), 14-15.  
01-09-2010
bullet iconReview of the Application of Modern Cytogenetic Methods (FISH/GISH) to the Study of Reticulation (Polyploidy/Hybridisation).
Chester M, Leitch AR, Soltis PS and Soltis DE
Genes (Basel) vol. 1 (2), 166-192.  
02-07-2010
bullet iconSingle integration and spread of a Copia-like sequence nested in rDNA intergenic spacers of Allium cernuum (Alliaceae).
Chester M, Sykorova E, Fajkus J and Leitch AR
Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 129 (1-3), 35-46.  
01-07-2010
bullet iconGenome Size Dynamics and Evolution in Monocots
Leitch IJ, Beaulieu JM, Chase MW, Leitch AR and Fay MF
Journal of Botany, Hindawi vol. 2010 (1), 1-18.  
17-06-2010
bullet iconMaking a functional diploid: from polysomic to disomic inheritance.
Le Comber SC, Ainouche ML, Kovarik A and Leitch AR
New Phytol vol. 186 (1), 113-122.  
01-04-2010
Relevant PublicationFlow cytometry and GISH reveal mixed ploidy populations and Spartina nonaploids with genomes of S. alterniflora and S. maritima origin.
Renny-Byfield S, Ainouche M, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, Le Comber SC and Leitch AR
Ann Bot vol. 105 (4), 527-533.  
01-04-2010
Relevant PublicationNuclear glutamine synthetase evolution in Nicotiana: Phylogenetics and the origins of allotetraploid and homoploid (diploid) hybrids
Clarkson JJ, Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Knapp S and Chase MW
Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 55 (1), 99-112.  
01-04-2010
Relevant PublicationIntragenic Recombination Events and Evidence for Hybrid Speciation in Nicotiana (Solanaceae)
Kelly LJ, Leitch AR, Clarkson JJ, Hunter RB, Knapp S and Chase MW
Mol Biol Evol vol. 27 (4), 781-799.  
01-04-2010
bullet iconFall and rise of satellite repeats in allopolyploids of Nicotiana over c. 5 million years
Koukalova B, Moraes AP, Renny-Byfield S, Matyasek R, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
New Phytol vol. 186 (1), 148-160.  
01-01-2010
bullet iconMobilization of retrotransposons in synthetic allotetraploid tobacco
Petit M, Guidat C, Daniel J, Denis E, Montoriol E, Bui QT, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA and Mhiri C
New Phytol vol. 186 (1), 135-147.  
01-01-2010

2009

bullet iconContrasting evolutionary dynamics between angiosperm and mammalian genomes
Kejnovsky E, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Trends Ecol Evol vol. 24 (10), 572-582.  
01-10-2009
bullet iconPlant genomes. Genome dynamics vol. 4
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 104 (7), viii-viii.  
03-09-2009
bullet iconMolecular structure and chromosome distribution of three repetitive DNA families in Anemone hortensis L. (Ranunculaceae)
Mlinarec J, Chester M, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Papes D, Leitch AR and Besendorfer V
Chromosome Res vol. 17 (3), 331-346.  
01-04-2009
bullet iconLinkage of 35S and 5S rRNA genes in Artemisia (family Asteraceae): first evidence from angiosperms.
Garcia S, Lim KY, Chester M, Garnatje T, Pellicer J, Vallès J, Leitch AR and Kovarík A
Chromosoma vol. 118 (1), 85-97.  
01-02-2009

2008

bullet iconThe asymmetric meiosis in pentaploid dogroses (Rosa sect. Caninae) is associated with a skewed distribution of rRNA gene families in the gametes.
Kovarik A, Werlemark G, Leitch AR, Souckova-Skalicka K, Lim YK, Khaitová L, Koukalova B and Nybom H
Heredity (Edinb) vol. 101 (4), 359-367.  
01-10-2008
bullet iconWild and agronomically important Agave species (Asparagaceae) show proportional increases in chromosome number, genome size, and genetic markers with increasing ploidy
Robert ML, Lim KY, Hanson L, Sanchez-Teyer F, Bennett MD, Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Bot J Linn Soc vol. 158 (2), 215-222.  
01-10-2008
bullet iconFluorescent in situ hybridization and characterization of the SalI family of satellite repeats in the Haliotis L. species (abalone) of the Northeast Pacific
Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Leitch AR, Cruz P and Ibarra AM
Genome vol. 51 (8), 570-579.  
01-08-2008
bullet iconGenomic plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants.
Leitch AR and Leitch IJ
Science vol. 320 (5875), 481-483.  
25-04-2008
bullet iconThe ups and downs of genome size evolution in polyploid species of Nicotiana (Solanaceae).
Leitch IJ, Hanson L, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ and Leitch AR
Ann Bot vol. 101 (6), 805-814.  
01-04-2008
bullet iconEvolution of rDNA in Nicotiana allopolyploids: a potential link between rDNA homogenization and epigenetics.
Kovarik A, Dadejova M, Lim YK, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Knapp S and Leitch AR
Ann Bot vol. 101 (6), 815-823.  
01-04-2008
bullet iconDevelopmental activation of silent rRNA genes is associated with increased transcription activity of rDNA loci in synthetic hybrids of Nicotiana
Dadejova M, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Leitch A and Kovarik A
Gbm Annual Spring Meeting Mosbach 2008, Elsevier vol. 2008 (Spring) 
01-03-2008
bullet iconRapid chromosome evolution in recently formed polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae).
Lim KY, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Tate J, Matyasek R, Srubarova H, Kovarik A, Pires JC, Xiong Z and Leitch AR
Plos One vol. 3 (10) 
01-01-2008

2007

bullet iconCalculate the QT interval in patients taking drugs for dementia
Leitch A, McGinness P and Wallbridge D
The Bmj, Bmj vol. 335 (7619) 
13-09-2007
bullet iconParental origin and genome evolution in the allopolyploid Iris versicolor.
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A and Leitch A
Ann Bot vol. 100 (2), 219-224.  
01-08-2007
bullet iconConcerted evolution of rDNA in recently formed Tragopogon allotetraploids is typically associated with an inverse correlation between gene copy number and expression.
Matyásek R, Tate JA, Lim YK, Srubarová H, Koh J, Leitch AR, Soltis DE, Soltis PS and Kovarík A
Genetics vol. 176 (4), 2509-2519.  
01-08-2007
bullet iconDifferential impact of retrotransposon populations on the genome of allotetraploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Petit M, Lim KY, Julio E, Poncet C, de Borne FD, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Grandbastien MA and Mhiri C
Mol Genet Genomics vol. 278 (1), 1-15.  
01-07-2007
bullet iconConserved gene order belies rapid genome turnover - The dynamic interplay between genomic DNA and the outside world
Leitch AR
Heredity vol. 98 (2), 61-62.  
01-02-2007
bullet iconTranscription activity of rRNA genes correlates with a tendency towards intergenomic homogenization in Nicotiana allotetraploids
Dadejova M, Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Matyasek R, Grandbastien MA, Leitch A and Kovarik A
New Phytol vol. 174 (3), 658-668.  
01-01-2007
bullet iconPlant telomeres and telomerases
Sykorova E, Fajkus J and Leitch A
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. vol. 15, 50-51.  
01-01-2007
bullet iconSequence of events leading to near-complete genome turnover in allopolyploid Nicotiana within five million years.
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Clarkson JJ, Grandbastien MA and Leitch AR
New Phytol vol. 175 (4), 756-763.  
01-01-2007
bullet iconLinkage of nuclear 45S and 5S rDNA in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) revealed by in situ hybridization and PCR.
Garcia S, Chester M, Garnatje T, Kovarik A, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Pellicer J and Valles J
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. vol. 15, 37-38.  
01-01-2007
bullet iconFISH mapping of 5S rRNA genes in chromosomes of North American abalone species, Haliotis rufescens and H-fulgens
Hernandez-Ibarra NK, Ibarra AM, Cruz P and Leitch AR
AQUACULTURE. vol. 272, S268-S268.  
01-01-2007
bullet iconEvolution of allopolyploids in the genus Nicotiana
Leitch A, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Kamila S, Chase M, Clarkson J, Leitch I, Knapp S, Grandbastien M-A and Lim Y
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH. vol. 15, 8-8.  
01-01-2007

2006

bullet iconComparative genomics and repetitive sequence divergence in the species of diploid Nicotiana section Alatae.
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Chase MW, Knapp S, McCarthy E, Clarkson JJ and Leitch AR
Plant J vol. 48 (6), 907-919.  
01-12-2006
bullet iconPhylogenetic reconstruction of Aegilops section Sitopsis and the evolution of tandem repeats in the diploids and derived wheat polyploids.
Salina EA, Lim KY, Badaeva ED, Shcherban AB, Adonina IG, Amosova AV, Samatadze TE, Vatolina TY, Zoshchuk SA and Leitch AR
Genome vol. 49 (8), 1023-1035.  
01-08-2006
bullet iconMinisatellite telomeres occur in the family Alliaceae but are lost in Allium
Sykorova E, Fajkus J, Meznikova M, Lim KY, Neplechova K, Blattner FR, Chase MW and Leitch AR
Am J Bot vol. 93 (6), 814-823.  
01-06-2006
bullet iconA genetic appraisal of a new synthetic Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) and the Kostoff synthetic tobacco
Lim KY, Souckova-Skalicka K, Sarasan V, Clarkson JJ, Chase MW, Kovarik A and Leitch AR
Am J Bot vol. 93 (6), 875-883.  
01-06-2006
bullet iconAsparagales telomerases which synthesize the human type of telomeres.
Sýkorová E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J
Plant Mol Biol vol. 60 (5), 633-646.  
01-03-2006
bullet iconNuclear cytoplasmic interaction hypothesis and the role of translocations in Nicotiana allopolyploids
Leitch AR, Lim KY, Skalicka K and Kovarik A
Radiation Risk Estimates in Normal and Emergency Situations. vol. 9, 319-326. Editors: Cigna AA and Druante M. 
01-01-2006

2005

bullet iconLong-term genome diploidization in allopolyploid Nicotiana section Repandae (Solanaceae)
Clarkson JJ, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Chase MW, Knapp S and Leitch AR
New Phytol vol. 168 (1), 241-252.  
01-10-2005
bullet iconDedifferentiation of tobacco cells is associated with ribosomal RNA gene hypomethylation, increased transcription, and chromatin alterations.
Koukalova B, Fojtova M, Lim KY, Fulnecek J, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Plant Physiol vol. 139 (1), 275-286.  
01-09-2005
bullet iconEvolutionary implications of permanent odd polyploidy in the stable sexual, pentaploid of Rosa canina L.
Lim KY, Werlemark G, Matyasek R, Bringloe JB, Sieber V, El Mokadem H, Meynet J, Hemming J, Leitch AR and Roberts AV
Heredity (Edinb) vol. 94 (5), 501-506.  
01-05-2005
bullet iconPreferential elimination of repeated DNA sequences from the paternal, Nicotiana tomentosiformis genome donor of a synthetic, allotetraploid tobacco
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Matzke M, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
New Phytol vol. 166 (1), 291-303.  
01-04-2005
bullet iconRapid concerted evolution of nuclear ribosomal DNA in two tragopogon allopolyploids of recent and recurrent origin
Kovarik A, Pires JC, Leitch AR, Lim KY, Sherwood AM, Matyasek R, Rocca J, Soltis DE and Soltis PS
Genetics vol. 169 (2), 931-944.  
01-02-2005
bullet iconTechniques in plant telomere biology.
Fajkus J, Sýkorová E and Leitch AR
Biotechniques vol. 38 (2), 233-243.  
01-02-2005
bullet iconErrata

Cytogenetic and Genome Research, Karger Publishers vol. 109 (4), 535-535.  
01-01-2005
bullet iconAn evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes (vol 104, pg 132, 2004)
Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J
Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 (4), 535-535.  
01-01-2005
bullet iconMolecular cytogenetics and tandem repeat sequence evolution in the allopolyploid Nicotiana rustica compared with diploid progenitors N. paniculata and N. undulata.
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A, Fulnecek J and Leitch AR
Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 (1-3), 298-309.  
01-01-2005
bullet iconMolecular analysis of holocentric centromeres of Luzula species.
Haizel T, Lim YK, Leitch AR and Moore G
Cytogenet Genome Res vol. 109 (1-3), 134-143.  
01-01-2005
bullet iconTelomeres in evolution and evolution of telomeres.
Fajkus J, Sýkorová E and Leitch AR
Chromosome Res vol. 13 (5), 469-479.  
01-01-2005

2004

bullet iconPhylogenetic relationships in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) inferred from multiple plastid DNA regions.
Clarkson JJ, Knapp S, Garcia VF, Olmstead RG, Leitch AR and Chase MW
Mol Phylogenet Evol vol. 33 (1), 75-90.  
01-10-2004
bullet iconDistribution of the Tnt1 retrotransposon family in the amphidiploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and its wild Nicotiana relatives
Melayah D, Lim KY, Bonnivard E, Chalhoub B, De Borne FD, Mhiri C, Leitch AR and Grandbastien MA
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. vol. 82 (4), 639-649.  
01-08-2004
bullet iconGenome evolution in allotetraploid Nicotiana
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Kovarik A and Leitch AR
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. vol. 82 (4), 599-606.  
01-08-2004
bullet iconConcerted evolution of 18-5.8-26S rDNA repeats in Nicotiana allotetraploids
Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Knapp S, Chase M and Leitch AR
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. vol. 82 (4), 615-625.  
01-08-2004
bullet iconMolecular cytogenetic analysis of recently evolved Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allopolyploids reveal a karyotype that is additive of the diploid progenitors
Pires JC, Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Boyd A, Leitch AR, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Soltis PS and Soltis DE
Am J Bot vol. 91 (7), 1022-1035.  
01-07-2004
bullet iconThe origin and evolution of geminivirus-related DNA sequences in Nicotiana.
Murad L, Bielawski JP, Matyasek R, Kovarík A, Nichols RA, Leitch AR and Lichtenstein CP
Heredity (Edinb) vol. 92 (4), 352-358.  
01-04-2004
bullet iconDynamic changes in the distribution of a satellite homologous to intergenic 26-18S rDNA spacer in the evolution of Nicotiana
Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Genetics vol. 166 (4), 1935-1946.  
01-04-2004
bullet iconDynamic Changes in the Distribution of a Satellite Homologous to Intergenic 26-18S rDNA Spacer in the Evolution of Nicotiana
Lim KY, Skalicka K, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Genetics, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 166 (4), 1935-1946.  
01-04-2004
bullet iconSpecies divergence in Asparagales is associated with the evolution of novel types of telomeres.
Sykorova E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Rotkova G, Chase M, Bennett M, LEITCH AR and Fajkus J
15th International Chromosome Conference Brunel University, London 5 Sep 2004 - 10 Sep 2004. vol. 12 (Suppl 1), 165s-165s.  
01-01-2004
bullet iconHow do Alliaceae maintain their telomeres? Revisited.
Sykorova E, Neplechova K, Sklenickova M, Lim Y, Chase M, LEITCH AR and Fajkus J
15th International Chromosome Conference Brunel University,West London 5 Sep 2004 - 10 Sep 2004. vol. 12 (Suppl 1), 59s-60s.  
01-01-2004
bullet iconThree distinctive types of telomere in the plant group Asparagales.
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická S, Chase M, Bennett MD, Fajkus J and LEITCH AR
Plant & Animal Genome XII Conference Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA 10 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2004. 
01-01-2004
bullet iconRapid evolution of ribosomal DNA in natural and synthetic Nicotiana allopolyploids.
LEITCH AR, Skalicka A, Lim YK, Matyasek R, Koukalova B and Kovarik K
Plant & Animal Genomes XII Conference Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA 10 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2004. 
01-01-2004
bullet iconEVOLUTION OF A RAPIDLY SPREADING SATELLITE HOMOLOGOUS TO INTERGENIC 26-18S RDNA SPACER IN NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC NICOTIANA SPECIES
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Koukalova B, Volkov RA, Matyasek R, Hemleben V, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Acta Physiol Plant vol. 26 (3), 59-60.  
01-01-2004
bullet iconPlant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution. Volume 1, Part A: Phanerogams. Edited by A K Sharma and A Sharma.
LEITCH AR
Quarterly Review of Biology vol. 79 (3), 305-306.  
01-01-2004
bullet iconAn evolutionary change in telomere sequence motif within the plant section Asparagales had significance for telomere nucleoprotein complexes
Rotkova G, Sklenickova M, Dvorackova M, Sykorova E, Leitch AR and Fajkus J
CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH. vol. 107 (1-2), 132-138.  
01-01-2004

2003

bullet iconThe signature of the Cestrum genome suggests an evolutionary response to the loss of (TTTAGGG)n telomeres.
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Fajkus J and Leitch AR
Chromosoma vol. 112 (4), 164-172.  
01-12-2003
bullet iconTelomere variability in the monocotyledonous plant order Asparagales.
Sýkorová E, Lim KY, Kunická Z, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Fajkus J and Leitch AR
Proc Biol Sci vol. 270 (1527), 1893-1904.  
22-09-2003
bullet iconRibosomal DNA evolution and gene conversion in Nicotiana rustica.
Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A and Leitch AR
Heredity (Edinb) vol. 91 (3), 268-275.  
01-09-2003
bullet iconRapid evolution of parental rDNA in a synthetic tobacco allotetraploid line
Skalicka K, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Leitch AR and Kovarik A
Am J Bot vol. 90 (7), 988-996.  
01-07-2003
bullet iconThe absence of Arabidopsis-type telomeres in Cestrum and closely related genera Vestia and Sessea (Solanaceae): first evidence from eudicots.
Sykorova E, Lim KY, Chase MW, Knapp S, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR and Fajkus J
Plant J vol. 34 (3), 283-291.  
01-05-2003

2002

bullet iconThe origin of tobacco's T genome is traced to a particular lineage within Nicotiana tomentosiformis (Solanaceae)
Murad L, Lim KY, Christopodulou V, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Kovarik A and Leitch AR
Am J Bot vol. 89 (6), 921-928.  
01-06-2002
bullet iconEvolution of 5S rDNA unit arrays in the plant genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae).
Matyácek R, Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR and Kovarík A
Genome vol. 45 (3), 556-562.  
01-06-2002
bullet iconLoss of 'Typical Telomere Repeat Sequences From A Major Radiation Of Monocots.
LEITCH AR, Hartman TPV, Lim KY, Adams SP, Chase MW, Bennett MD and Leitch IJ
Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 
01-01-2002
bullet iconEvolution and structure of 5S rDNA loci in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum and its putative parental species
Fulnecek J, Lim KY, Leitch AR, Kovarik A and Matyasek R
Heredity vol. 88, 19-25.  
01-01-2002
bullet iconRecent Allopolyploidy In Tragopogon (Asteraceae): Genomic and physiological comparisons.
Soltis DE, Pires CP, Sherwood AM, Leitch IJ, Lim KY, LEITCH AR, Kageyama SA, Kovarik A, Bennett MD and Soltis PS
Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 
01-01-2002
bullet iconDiploid and polyploid evolution In Tobacco And Its Relatives.
LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A and Lichtenstein CP
Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X Conference Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA 12 Jan 2002 - 16 Jan 2002. 
01-01-2002

2001

bullet iconLoss and recovery of Arabidopsis-type telomere repeat sequences 5'-(TTTAGGG)(n)-3' in the evolution of a major radiation of flowering plants.
Adams SP, Hartman TP, Lim KY, Chase MW, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Proc Biol Sci vol. 268 (1476), 1541-1546.  
07-08-2001
bullet iconLoss of typical telomere repeat sequences from a major radiation of monocots.
Leitch IJ, Hartman T, Lim Y, Adams S, Chase M, Bennett MD and LEITCH AR
14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. vol. 9 (Suppl 1), 41s-41s.  
01-01-2001
bullet iconIn situ hybridisation
LEITCH AR, Lim KY, Webb DR and McFadden GI
In Plant Cell Biology, a Practical Approach, Oup 267-294. Editors: Hawes C and Satiat-Jeunemaitre B. 
01-01-2001
bullet iconEvolution in Nicotiana section Tomentosae.
Lim KY, Matyasek R, Fulnecek J, Koukalova B, Murad L, Kovarik A, Lichtenstein CP and LEITCH AR
14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. vol. 9 (Supplement 1), 112s-112s.  
01-01-2001
bullet iconGene conversion in allotetraploid N. rustica by paternal genome N. paniculata.
Matyasek R, Lim KY, Kovarik A and LEITCH AR
14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. vol. 9 (Suppl. 1), 97s-97s.  
01-01-2001
bullet iconNicotiana tabacum formed after the divergence of N. tomentosiformis cytotypes.
Murad L, Kovarik A, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP and LEITCH AR
14th International Chromosome Conference Wurzburg, Germany 4 Sep 2001 - 8 Sep 2001. vol. 9 (Suppl 1), 114s-114s.  
01-01-2001

2000

bullet iconRibosomal DNA evolution and phylogeny in Aloe (Asphodelaceae).
Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD, Chase MW and Leitch AR
Am J Bot vol. 87 (11), 1578-1583.  
01-11-2000
bullet iconMolecular cytogenetic analyses and phylogenetic studies in the Nicotiana section Tomentosae.
Lim KY, Matyásek R, Lichtenstein CP and Leitch AR
Chromosoma vol. 109 (4), 245-258.  
01-07-2000
bullet iconGene conversion of ribosomal DNA in Nicotiana tabacum is associated with undermethylated, decondensed and probably active gene units.
Lim KY, Kovarik A, Matýăsek R, Bezdĕk M, Lichtenstein CP and Leitch AR
Chromosoma vol. 109 (3), 161-172.  
01-06-2000
bullet iconAloe L.--a second plant family without (TTTAGGG)n telomeres.
Adams SP, Leitch IJ, Bennett MD and Leitch AR
Chromosoma vol. 109 (3), 201-205.  
01-06-2000
bullet iconHigher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells
Leitch AR
Microbiol Mol Biol R vol. 64 (1), 138-+.  
01-03-2000
bullet iconHigher levels of organization in the interphase nucleus of cycling and differentiated cells.
Leitch AR
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev vol. 64 (1), 138-152.  
01-03-2000
bullet iconComparative analysis of DNA methylation in tobacco heterochromatic sequences
Kovarik A, Koukalova B, Lim KY, Matyasek R, Lichtenstein CP, Leitch AR and Bezdek M
Chromosome Res vol. 8 (6), 527-541.  
01-01-2000

1998

bullet iconGenomic characterisation and the detection of raspberry chromatin in polyploid Rubus
Lim KY, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Theor Appl Genet vol. 97 (7), 1027-1033.  
01-11-1998
bullet iconMolecular cytogenetic studies in rubber, Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae)
Leitch AR, Lim KY, Leitch IJ, O'Neill M, Chye M and Low F
Genome vol. 41 (3), 464-467.  
01-06-1998
bullet iconThe role of DNA methylation on nuclear and cell differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica
Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M and Leitch AR
New Phytol vol. 138 (4), 567-577.  
01-04-1998
bullet iconChromosome structure and composition.
Leitch AR
Cytogenet Cell Genet vol. 81 (2), 106-115.  
01-01-1998
bullet iconRibosomal DNA and karyotype evolution in aloe
Adams SP, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ and Leitch AR
Cytogenet Cell Genet vol. 81 (2), 123-123.  
01-01-1998
bullet iconThe organization of geminivirus-related DNA in the genome of tobacco
Lim YKM, Matyasek R, Leitch AR and Lichtenstein CP
Cytogenet Cell Genet vol. 81 (2), 130-130.  
01-01-1998

1997

bullet iconVariability in CpNpG methylation in higher plant genomes
Kovarik A, Matyasek R, Leitch A, Gazdova B, Fulnecek J and Bezdek M
Gene vol. 204 (1-2), 25-33.  
19-12-1997
bullet iconThe influence of 5-azacytidine on the condensation of the short arm of rye chromosome 1R in Triticum aestivum L. root tip meristematic nuclei.
Glyn MC, Egertová M, Gazdova B, Kovarik A, Bezdek M and Leitch AR
Chromosoma vol. 106 (8), 485-492.  
01-12-1997
bullet iconFlow cytometric analysis of the chromosomes and stability of a wheat cell-culture line.
Schwarzacher T, Wang ML, Leitch AR, Moore G, Heslop-Harrison JS and Miller N
Theor Appl Genet vol. 94 (1), 91-97.  
01-01-1997

1996

bullet iconDifferent distributions of homologous chromosomes in adult human Sertoli cells and in lymphocytes signify nuclear differentiation
Chandley AC, Speed RM and Leitch AR
J Cell Sci vol. 109, 773-776.  
01-04-1996

1995

bullet iconNuclear differentiation in the filamentous caulonema of the moss Funaria hygrometrica
Kingham KI, Duckett JG, Glyn MCP and Leitch AR
New Phytol vol. 131 (4), 543-556.  
01-12-1995
bullet iconThe distribution of a spliceosome protein in cereal (Triticeae) interphase nuclei from cells with different metabolic activities and through the cell cycle.
Glyn MC and Leitch AR
Plant J vol. 8 (4), 531-540.  
01-10-1995
bullet iconCONVERSION OF A RAPD-GENERATED PCR PRODUCT, CONTAINING A NOVEL DISPERSED REPETITIVE ELEMENT, INTO A FAST AND ROBUST ASSAY FOR THE PRESENCE OF RYE CHROMATIN IN WHEAT
FRANCIS HA, LEITCH AR and KOEBNER RMD
Theor Appl Genet vol. 90 (5), 636-642.  
01-04-1995
bullet iconConversion of a RAPD-generated PCR product, containing a novel dispersed repetitive element, into a fast and robust assay for the presence of rye chromatin in wheat
Francis HA, Leitch AR and Koebner RMD
Tag. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik vol. 90 (5), 636-642.  
01-04-1995

1994

bullet iconThe use of fluorochromes in the cytogenetics of the small-grained cereals (Triticeae).
Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T and Leitch IJ
Histochem J vol. 26 (6), 471-479.  
01-06-1994
bullet iconThe spatial localization of homologous chromosomes in human fibroblasts at mitosis.
Leitch AR, Brown JK, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T and Heslop-Harrison JS
Hum Genet vol. 93 (3), 275-280.  
01-03-1994
bullet iconEnzymatic treatment of plant material to spread chromosomes for in situ hybridization.
Schwarzacher T and Leitch AR
Methods Mol Biol vol. 28, 153-160.  
01-01-1994

1993

bullet iconEnzymatic Treatment of Plant Material to Spread Chromosomes for In Situ Hybridization
Schwarzacher T and Leitch AR
In Protocols For Nucleic Acid Analysis by Nonradioactive Probes, Springer Nature 153-160.  
29-11-1993
bullet iconMOLECULAR CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF REPEATED SEQUENCES IN A LONG-TERM WHEAT SUSPENSION-CULTURE
LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, WANG ML, LEITCH IJ, SURLANMOMIROVICH G, MOORE G and HESLOPHARRISON JSP
Plant Cell Tiss Org vol. 33 (3), 287-296.  
01-06-1993
bullet iconKey features of cereal genome organization as revealed by the use of cytosine methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases.
Moore G, Abbo S, Cheung W, Foote T, Gale M, Koebner R, Leitch A, Leitch I, Money T and Stancombe P
Genomics vol. 15 (3), 472-482.  
01-03-1993
bullet iconRibosomal RNA gene expression and localization in cereals
Leitch AR and Heslop-Harrison JS
In Chromosomes Today, Springer Nature 91-100.  
01-01-1993
bullet iconBook reviews
Leitch AR
Heredity, Springer Nature vol. 70 (1), 110-110.  
01-01-1993
bullet iconTHE PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION OF INTERPHASE NUCLEI
HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR and SCHWARZACHER T
CHROMOSOME., 221-232.  
01-01-1993

1992

bullet iconGENOMIC INSITU HYBRIDIZATION TO IDENTIFY ALIEN CHROMOSOMES AND CHROMOSOME SEGMENTS IN WHEAT
SCHWARZACHER T, ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, HARRISON GE, ISLAM AKMR, JIA JZ, KING IP, LEITCH AR, MILLER TE, READER SM, ROGERS WJ, SHI M and HESLOPHARRISON JS
Theor Appl Genet vol. 84 (7-8), 778-786.  
01-09-1992
bullet iconGenomic in situ hybridization to identify alien chromosomes and chromosome segments in wheat
Schwarzacher T, Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Harrison GE, Islam AKMR, Jia JZ, King IP, Leitch AR, Miller TE, Reader SM and Rogers WJ
Tag. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik vol. 84 (7), 778-786.  
01-09-1992
bullet iconConstruction of a chromosome-enriched HpaII library from flow-sorted wheat chromosomes.
Wang ML, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS and Moore G
Nucleic Acids Res vol. 20 (8), 1897-1901.  
25-04-1992
bullet iconDIFFERENT PATTERNS OF RDNA ORGANIZATION AT INTERPHASE IN NUCLEI OF WHEAT AND RYE
LEITCH AR, MOSGOLLER W, SHI M and HESLOPHARRISON JS
J Cell Sci vol. 101, 751-&.  
01-04-1992
bullet iconDifferent patterns of rDNA organization at interphase in nuclei of wheat and rye.
Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Shi M and Heslop-Harrison JS
J Cell Sci vol. 101 ( Pt 4), 751-757.  
01-04-1992

1991

bullet iconPARENTAL GENOMES ARE SEPARATED THROUGHOUT THE CELL-CYCLE IN A PLANT HYBRID
LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T, MOSGOLLER W, BENNETT MD and HESLOPHARRISON JS
Chromosoma vol. 101 (4), 206-213.  
01-12-1991
bullet iconChromosome arrangements in human fibroblasts at mitosis.
Mosgöller W, Leitch AR, Brown JK and Heslop-Harrison JS
Hum Genet vol. 88 (1), 27-33.  
01-11-1991
bullet iconVOLUMES AND POSITIONS OF CHROMOSOMES IN RECONSTRUCTIONS OF FIBROBLASTS
HESLOPHARRISON JS, MOSGOLLER W, SCHWARZACHER T and LEITCH AR
Am J Hum Genet vol. 49 (4), 380-380.  
01-10-1991
bullet iconPHYSICAL MAPPING OF PLANT DNA-SEQUENCES BY SIMULTANEOUS INSITU HYBRIDIZATION OF 2 DIFFERENTLY LABELED FLUORESCENT-PROBES
LEITCH IJ, LEITCH AR and HESLOPHARRISON JS
Genome vol. 34 (3), 329-333.  
01-06-1991
bullet iconCalcification of the Charophyte Oosporangium
Leitch AR
In Calcareous Algae and Stromatolites, Springer Nature 204-216.  
01-01-1991

1990

bullet iconDETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 1B/1R TRANSLOCATIONS IN HEXAPLOID WHEAT
HESLOPHARRISON JS, LEITCH AR, SCHWARZACHER T and ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K
Heredity vol. 65, 385-392.  
01-12-1990
bullet iconGenomic in situ hybridization to sectioned nuclei shows chromosome domains in grass hybrids
Leitch AR, Mosgöller W, Schwarzacher T, Bennett MD and Heslop-Harrison JS
Journal of Cell Science, The Company of Biologists vol. 95 (3), 335-341.  
01-03-1990
bullet iconDISCRIMINATION BETWEEN CLOSELY RELATED TRITICEAE SPECIES USING GENOMIC DNA AS A PROBE
ANAMTHAWATJONSSON K, SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD and HESLOPHARRISON JS
Theor Appl Genet vol. 79 (6), 721-728.  
01-01-1990
bullet iconINSITU HYBRIDIZATION AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NUCLEUS
SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR and HESLOPHARRISON JS
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY : NEW SERIES, VOL 1. vol. 1, 669-674.  
01-01-1990
bullet iconDiscrimination between closely related Triticeae species using genomic DNA as a probe.
Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Schwarzacher T, Leitch AR, Bennett MD and Heslop-Harrison JS
Tag. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische Und Angewandte Genetik vol. 79 (6), 721-728.  
01-01-1990

1989

bullet iconThe volumes and morphology of human chromosomes in mitotic reconstructions
Heslop-Harrison JS, Leitch AR, Schwarzacher T, Smith JB, Atkinson MD and Bennett MD
Human Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 84 (1), 27-34.  
01-12-1989
bullet iconIn Situ Localization of Parental Genomes in a Wide Hybrid
SCHWARZACHER T, LEITCH AR, BENNETT MD and HESLOP-HARRISON JS
Annals of Botany, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 64 (3), 315-324.  
01-09-1989
bullet iconFormation and ultrastructure of a complex, multilayered wall around the oospore of Chara and Lamprothamnium (Characeae)
Leitch AR
British Phycological Journal, Taylor & Francis vol. 24 (3), 229-236.  
01-09-1989

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
solid heart iconNERC NPF Phase II
Axel Rossberg, Joanne Chamberlain and Andrew Leitch
£115,853 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
02-01-2024 - 01-04-2026
solid heart iconPHD studentship for Heru Rusfiandi
Andrew Leitch
£179,738 Verdant Bioscience Pte Ltd
19-09-2023 - 18-09-2029

solid heart iconMediating the first transaction of Biodiversity Impact Credits
Axel Rossberg and Andrew Leitch
£198,029 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
03-01-2023 - 30-06-2024
solid heart iconPhD Student Support: Evolution of the Asteracease
Andrew Leitch
£72,817 Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew)
15-06-2016 - 14-12-2019