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Introgressive hybridization between anciently diverged lineages of Silene (Caryophyllaceae).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Petri Anna, Pfeil Bernard E, Oxelman Bengt
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization has played a major role during the evolution of angiosperms, mediating both gene flow between already distinct species and the formation of new species. Newly formed hybrids between distantly related taxa are often sterile. For this reason, interspecific crosses resulting in fertile hybrids have rarely been described to take place after more than a few million years after divergence. We describe...
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