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Genetic diversity and reproductive biology in ecotypes of the facultative apomict Hypericum perforatum L.
Heredity - 1 Apr 2006
Barcaccia G, Arzenton F, Sharbel T F, Varotto S, Parrini P, Lucchin M
Abstract excerpt
Apomixis is a mode of asexual reproduction through seed. Progeny produced by apomixis are clonal replicas of a mother plant. The essential feature of apomixis is that embryo sacs and embryos are produced in ovules without meiotic reduction or egg cell fertilisation. Thus, apomixis fixes successful gene combinations and propagates high fitness genotypes across generations. A more profound knowledge of the...
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