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Genetic races associated with the genera and sections of host species in the holoparasitic plant Cytinus (Cytinaceae) in the Western Mediterranean basin.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2008
De Vega Clara, Berjano Regina, Arista Montserrat, Ortiz Pedro L, Talavera Salvador, Stuessy Tod F
Abstract excerpt
* Speciation via race formation is an important evolutionary process in parasites, producing changes that favour their development on particular host species. Here, the holoparasitic plant Cytinus, which has diverse host species in the family Cistaceae, has been used to study the occurrence of such races. * Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses were performed on 174 individuals of 22 populations...
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