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Dynamics of polyploid formation and establishment in the allotetraploid rock fern Asplenium majoricum.
Annals of botany - 1 Jul 2011
Hunt Harriet V, Ansell Stephen W, Russell Stephen J, Schneider Harald, Vogel Johannes C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Successful establishment of newly formed polyploid species depends on several interlinked genetic and ecological factors. These include genetic diversity within and among individuals, chromosome behaviour and fertility, novel phenotypes resulting from novel genomic make-up and expression, intercytotypic and interspecific competition, and adaptation to distinct habitats. The allotetraploid...
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