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Ales Kovarik is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extensively covers various subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Materials Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The key topics addressed in Kovarik's research include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Kovarik has contributed to several scientific publications. Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kovarik are:

  • Repeat-sequence turnover shifts fundamentally in species with large genomes, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Mutation Patterns of Human SARS-CoV-2 and Bat RaTG13 Coronavirus Genomes Are Strongly Biased Towards C>U Transitions, Indicating Rapid Evolution in Their Hosts, 2020, Genes
  • Intragenomic rDNA variation - the product of concerted evolution, mutation, or something in between?, 2023, Heredity
  • N6-Adenosine Methylation in RNA and a Reduced m3G/TMG Level in Non-Coding RNAs Appear at Microirradiation-Induced DNA Lesions, 2020, Cells
  • The Utility of Graph Clustering of 5S Ribosomal DNA Homoeologs in Plant Allopolyploids, Homoploid Hybrids, and Cryptic Introgressants, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science

Frequent publication venues where Kovarik's work appears include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Cells
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Plant Journal
  • Methods in molecular biology

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable aspect of Kovarik's academic output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Roman Matyášek
  • Jiřı́ Šponer
  • Sònia Garcia
  • Jakub Výravský
  • Judit E. Šponer

Best Publications

  • Recent and recurrent polyploidy in Tragopogon (Asteraceae): cytogenetic, genomic and genetic comparisons

    Douglas E. Soltis;Pamela S. Soltis;J. Chris Pires;Ales Kovarik

  • The ups and downs of genome size evolution in polyploid species of Nicotiana (Solanaceae).

    I. J. Leitch;L. Hanson;K. Y. Lim;A. Kovarik

  • Rapid Concerted Evolution of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA in Two Tragopogon Allopolyploids of Recent and Recurrent Origin

    Ales Kovarik;John Chris Pires;Andrew Rowand Leitch;Kar Yoong Lim

  • Organization of telomeric and subtelomeric chromatin in the higher plant Nicotiana tabacum.

    J Fajkus;A Kovarík;R Královics;M Bezdĕk

  • Long-term genome diploidization in allopolyploid Nicotiana section Repandae (Solanaceae).

    James J. Clarkson;K. Yoong Lim;Ales Kovarik;Mark W. Chase

  • How to interpret Methylation Sensitive Amplified Polymorphism (MSAP) profiles

    Jaroslav Fulneček;Aleš Kovařík

  • Rapid Chromosome Evolution in Recently Formed Polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae)

    K. Yoong Lim;Douglas E. Soltis;Pamela S. Soltis;Jennifer Tate

  • Genome evolution in allotetraploid Nicotiana

    Kar Yoong Lim;Roman Matyasek;Ales Kovarik;Andrew R. Leitch

  • Concerted evolution of 18–5.8–26S rDNA repeats in Nicotiana allotetraploids

    A. Kovarik;R. Matyasek;K. Y. Lim;K. Skalická

  • Gene conversion of ribosomal DNA in Nicotiana tabacum is associated with undermethylated, decondensed and probably active gene units.

    K Y Lim;A Kovarik;R Matýăsek;M Bezdĕk

  • Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Genome Downsizing in Allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, Predominantly through the Elimination of Paternally Derived Repetitive DNAs

    Simon Renny-Byfield;Michael Chester;Michael Chester;Ales Kovařík;Steven C. Le Comber

  • Sequence of events leading to near‐complete genome turnover in allopolyploid Nicotiana within five million years

    K. Yoong Lim;Ales Kovarik;Roman Matyasek;Mark W. Chase

  • Evolution of rDNA in Nicotiana Allopolyploids: A Potential Link between rDNA Homogenization and Epigenetics

    Ales Kovarik;Martina Dadejova;Yoong K. Lim;Mark W. Chase

  • Genotoxic effect of cadmium is associated with apoptotic changes in tobacco cells

    Miloslava Fojtová;Aleš Kovařík

  • Mobilization of retrotransposons in synthetic allotetraploid tobacco.

    Petit M;Guidat C;Daniel J;Denis E

  • Analysis of the tissue-specific promoter of the MUC1 gene.

    A Kovarik;N Peat;D Wilson;S J Gendler

  • Preferential elimination of repeated DNA sequences from the paternal, Nicotiana tomentosiformis genome donor of a synthetic, allotetraploid tobacco.

    K. Skalická;K. Y. Lim;R. Matyasek;M. Matzke

  • Nuclear levels and patterns of histone H3 modification and HP1 proteins after inhibition of histone deacetylases

    Eva Bártová;Jiří Pacherník;Andrea Harničarová;Aleš Kovařík

  • Evolutionary trends in animal ribosomal DNA loci: introduction to a new online database.

    Jana Sochorová;Sònia Garcia;Francisco Gálvez;Radka Symonová

  • Cytogenetic features of rRNA genes across land plants: analysis of the Plant rDNA database.

    Sònia Garcia;Ales Kovařík;Andrew R. Leitch;Teresa Garnatje

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Leitch
Andrew R. Leitch Queen Mary University of London
Ilia J. Leitch
Ilia J. Leitch Royal Botanic Gardens
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Sandra Knapp
Sandra Knapp American Museum of Natural History
J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Hilde Nybom
Hilde Nybom Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Angélique D'Hont
Angélique D'Hont University of Montpellier
Marjori Matzke
Marjori Matzke Academia Sinica

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