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Sexual Polyploidization in Medicago sativa L.: Impact on the Phenotype, Gene Transcription, and Genome Methylation.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 7 Apr 2016
Rosellini Daniele, Ferradini Nicoletta, Allegrucci Stefano, Capomaccio Stefano, Zago Elisa Debora, Leonetti Paola, Balech Bachir, Aversano Riccardo, Carputo Domenico, Reale Lara, Veronesi Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Polyploidization as the consequence of 2n gamete formation is a prominent mechanism in plant evolution. Studying its effects on the genome, and on genome expression, has both basic and applied interest. We crossed two diploid (2n = 2x = 16) Medicago sativa plants, a subsp. falcata seed parent, and a coerulea × falcata pollen parent that form a mixture of n and 2n eggs and pollen, respectively. Such a cross...
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