Tragopogon: Understanding the evolution of polyploidy

Explore Research at the University of Florida: Pam and Doug Soltis, distinguished professors with the Florida Museum of Natural History, discuss the importance of Tragopogon, a flowering plant in the sunflower family, and its role in helping understand more about the polyploids. Polyploids are organisms with more than two sets of chromosomes and represent a large number of agricultural crops. The Soltises are analyzing Tragopogon to gain a better understanding of the process of genome change and evolution in polyploidy organisms.