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Neopolyploidy and pathogen resistance.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Oct 2007
Oswald Benjamin P, Nuismer Scott L
Abstract excerpt
Despite the well-documented historical importance of polyploidy, the mechanisms responsible for the establishment and evolutionary success of novel polyploid lineages remain unresolved. One possibility, which has not been previously evaluated theoretically, is that novel polyploid lineages are initially more resistant to pathogens than the diploid progenitor species. Here, we explore this possibility by...
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