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Genetic History of the Remnant Population of the Rare Orchid Cypripedium calceolus Based on Plastid and Nuclear rDNA.
Genes - 19 Jun 2021
Górniak Marcin, Jakubska-Busse Anna, Ziętara Marek S
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The lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), which inhabits shady deciduous and mixed forests and meadows, is now threatened with extinction in many European countries, and its natural populations have been dramatically declining in recent years. Knowledge of its evolutionary history, genetic variability, and processes in small populations are therefore crucial for the species' protection. Nowadays, in...
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