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Catching a 'hopeful monster': shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) as a model system to study the evolution of flower development.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2006
Hintz Maren, Bartholmes Conny, Nutt Pia, Ziermann Janine, Hameister Steffen, Neuffer Barbara, Theissen Günter
Abstract excerpt
Capsella is a small genus within the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Its three species, however, show many evolutionary trends also observed in other Brassicaceae (including Arabidopsis) and far beyond, including transitions from a diploid, self-incompatible, obligatory outcrossing species with comparatively large and attractive flowers but a restricted distribution to a polyploid, self-compatible, predominantly...
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