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Molecular and quantitative trait variation within and among small fragmented populations of the endangered plant species Psilopeganum sinense.
Annals of botany - 1 Jan 2014
Ye Qigang, Tang Feiyan, Wei Na, Yao Xiaohong
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Natural selection and genetic drift are important evolutionary forces in determining genetic and phenotypic differentiation in plant populations. The extent to which these two distinct evolutionary forces affect locally adaptive quantitative traits has been well studied in common plant and animal species. However, we know less about how quantitative traits respond to selection pressures and...
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