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Origins of the amphiploid species Brassica napus L. investigated by chloroplast and nuclear molecular markers.
BMC plant biology - 29 Mar 2010
Allender Charlotte J, King Graham J
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BACKGROUND: The amphiploid species Brassica napus (oilseed rape, Canola) is a globally important oil crop yielding food, biofuels and industrial compounds such as lubricants and surfactants. Identification of the likely ancestors of each of the two genomes (designated A and C) found in B. napus would facilitate incorporation of novel alleles from the wider Brassica genepool in oilseed rape crop genetic...
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