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A Parthenogenesis Gene Candidate and Evidence for Segmental Allopolyploidy in Apomictic Brachiaria decumbens.
Genetics - 1 Jul 2016
Worthington Margaret, Heffelfinger Christopher, Bernal Diana, Quintero Constanza, Zapata Yeny Patricia, Perez Juan Guillermo, De Vega Jose, Miles John, Dellaporta Stephen, Tohme Joe
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Apomixis, asexual reproduction through seed, enables breeders to identify and faithfully propagate superior heterozygous genotypes by seed without the disadvantages of vegetative propagation or the expense and complexity of hybrid seed production. The availability of new tools such as genotyping by sequencing and bioinformatics pipelines for species lacking reference genomes now makes the construction of dense...
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