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Population genetics of Agave cocui: evidence for low genetic diversity at the southern geographic limit of genus Agave.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Figueredo Carmen J, Nassar Jafet M
Abstract excerpt
The Agave genus embraces many species with outstanding ecological and economic importance in the arid regions of the Americas. Even though this genus covers a broad geographic distribution, our knowledge on the population genetics of species is concentrated in taxa located in North America. Recently, it has been demonstrated that plant domestication decreases levels of genetic diversity in managed populations and...
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