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Self-(in)compatibility in apricot germplasm is controlled by two major loci, S and M.
BMC plant biology - 26 Apr 2017
Muñoz-Sanz Juan Vicente, Zuriaga Elena, López Inmaculada, Badenes María L, Romero Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) exhibits a gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) system and it is mostly considered as a self-incompatible species though numerous self-compatible exceptions occur. These are mainly linked to the mutated S C-haplotype carrying an insertion in the S-locus F-box gene that leads to a truncated protein. However, two S-locus unlinked pollen-part mutations (PPMs) termed m and...
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