Article
Leaf shape evolution has a similar genetic architecture in three edaphic specialists within the Mimulus guttatus species complex.
Annals of botany - 1 Aug 2015
Ferris Kathleen G, Rushton Tullia, Greenlee Anna B, Toll Katherine, Blackman Benjamin K, Willis John H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genetic basis of leaf shape has long interested botanists because leaf shape varies extensively across the plant kingdom and this variation is probably adaptive. However, knowledge of the genetic architecture of leaf shape variation in natural populations remains limited. This study examined the genetic architecture of leaf shape diversification among three edaphic specialists in the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
