Quantitative genetics of floral traits in a gynodioecious wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana: implications for the independent evolution of female and hermaphrodite floral phenotypes.

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The independent evolution of floral phenotype is an important part of the process of gender specialization during the evolution of dioecy from hermaphroditism. However, we have little information on the genetic variation of floral traits in species with separate genders. Gynodioecious species (co-occurrence of females and hermaphrodites) have a breeding system intermediate between hermaphroditism and complete...

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