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Genetic diversity and structure of wild populations of the tropical dry forest tree Jacaratia mexicana (Brassicales: Caricaceae) at a local scale in Mexico.
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Mar 2012
Arias Dulce M, Albarrán-Lara Ana L, González-Rodríguez Antonio, Peñaloza-Ramírez Juan, Dorado Oscar, Leyva Esaú
Abstract excerpt
The tropical dry forest is a greatly endangered ecosystem, from which Jacaratia mexicana is a native tree. With the aim to assess the levels of genetic variation and population structure, four wild populations of J. mexicana were studied in the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Morelos, Mexico. For this, DNA was extracted from 159 individuals and were amplified with six random primers using the Random...
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