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Genetic variation for the response to ploidy change in Zea mays L.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Dec 2006
Riddle Nicole C, Kato Akio, Birchler James A
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Polyploidization is an important process in the evolutionary history of most eukaryotic species. It oftentimes causes large-scale genomic reorganizations and is accompanied by a wide variety of phenotypic alterations in morphology, niche preference and fitness characteristics. Despite their importance, the morphological effects of alterations in ploidy are not well understood. We investigated these changes in...
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