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The allopolyploid Arabidopsis kamchatica originated from multiple individuals of Arabidopsis lyrata and Arabidopsis halleri.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2009
Shimizu-Inatsugi Rie, Lihová Judita, Iwanaga Hiroko, Kudoh Hiroshi, Marhold Karol, Savolainen Outi, Watanabe Kuniaki, Yakubov Valentin V, Shimizu Kentaro K
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Polyploidization, or genome duplication, has played a critical role in the diversification of animals, fungi and plants. Little is known about the population structure and multiple origins of polyploid species because of the difficulty in identifying multiple homeologous nuclear genes. The allotetraploid species Arabidopsis kamchatica is closely related to the model species Arabidopsis thaliana and is distributed...
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