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Arabidopsis species hybrids in the study of species differences and evolution of amphiploidy in plants.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2000
Nasrallah M E, Yogeeswaran K, Snyder S, Nasrallah J B
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It is estimated that 5 million years of evolution separate Arabidopsis thaliana from its close relative Arabidopsis lyrata. The two taxa differ by many characteristics, and together they exemplify the differentiation of angiosperms into self-fertilizing and cross-fertilizing species as well as annual and perennial species. Despite their disparate life histories, the two species can be crossed to produce viable...
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