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Differential effects of polyploidy and diploidy on fitness of apomictic Boechera.
Sexual plant reproduction - 1 Jun 2012
Voigt-Zielinski Marie-Luise, Piwczyński Marcin, Sharbel Timothy F
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The co-occurrence of apomixis (asexual reproduction) and polyploidy in plants has been the subject of debate in regard to the origin and evolution of asexuality. In recent years, polyploidy has been postulated as a maintenance and stabilization factor rather than as a source of apomixis origin. It is assumed polyploidy facilitates the compensation for mutation accumulation, and hence, the rare occurrence of...
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