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Widespread coexistence of self-compatible and self-incompatible phenotypes in a diallelic self-incompatibility system in Ligustrum vulgare (Oleaceae).
Heredity - 1 Oct 2021
De Cauwer Isabelle, Vernet Philippe, Billiard Sylvain, Godé Cécile, Bourceaux Angélique, Ponitzki Chloé, Saumitou-Laprade Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The breakdown of self-incompatibility (SI) in angiosperms is one of the most commonly observed evolutionary transitions. While multiple examples of SI breakdown have been documented in natural populations, there is strikingly little evidence of stable within-population polymorphism with both inbreeding (self-compatible) and outcrossing (self-incompatible) individuals. This absence of breeding system polymorphism...
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