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Evolution of self-compatibility in Arabidopsis by a mutation in the male specificity gene.
Nature - 29 Apr 2010
Tsuchimatsu Takashi, Suwabe Keita, Shimizu-Inatsugi Rie, Isokawa Sachiyo, Pavlidis Pavlos, Städler Thomas, Suzuki Go, Takayama Seiji, Watanabe Masao, Shimizu Kentaro K
Abstract excerpt
Ever since Darwin's pioneering research, the evolution of self-fertilisation (selfing) has been regarded as one of the most prevalent evolutionary transitions in flowering plants. A major mechanism to prevent selfing is the self-incompatibility (SI) recognition system, which consists of male and female specificity genes at the S-locus and SI modifier genes. Under conditions that favour selfing, mutations...
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