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Coexistence of diploids and triploids in a Saharan relict olive: evidence from nuclear microsatellite and flow cytometry analyses.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Dec 2009
Besnard Guillaume, Baali-Cherif Djamel
Abstract excerpt
Polyploidy was recently reported in two endangered olive subspecies from North-West Africa. The origin of this phenomenon remains unclear. In the present study, 106 genotypes of a relict Laperrine's olive population form Hoggar (Algeria) were analysed using eight nuclear microsatellites. Diploid and triploid genetic profiles were observed. A flow cytometry analysis confirmed that trees displaying three alleles at...
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