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AFLP and MS-AFLP analysis of the variation within saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.) germplasm.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Busconi Matteo, Colli Licia, Sánchez Rosa Ana, Santaella Marcela, De-Los-Mozos Pascual Marcelino, Santana Omar, Roldán Marta, Fernández José-Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The presence and extent of genetic variation in saffron crocus are still debated, as testified by several contradictory articles providing contrasting results about the monomorphism or less of the species. Remarkably, phenotypic variations have been frequently observed in the field, such variations are usually unstable and can change from one growing season to another. Considering that gene expression can be...
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