Periodic Reporting for period 3 - DOUBLE-TROUBLE (Replaying the ‘genome duplication’ tape of life: the importance of polyploidy for adaptation in a changing environment)

Polyploidy, i.e., the possession of multiple sets of chromosomes as a consequence of whole-genome duplication (WGD), has been known for a long time, especially in plants. Although polyploidy is rarer in animals, there are also numerous cases of polyploid insects, fishes...