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Capsicum annuum with causal allele of hybrid weakness is prevalent in Asia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Shiragaki Kumpei, Seko Shonosuke, Yokoi Shuji, Tezuka Takahiro
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive isolation, including hybrid weakness, plays an important role in the formation of species. Hybrid weakness in Capsicum, the cessation of plant growth, is caused by two complementary dominant genes, A from C. chinense or C. frutescens and B from C. annuum. In the present study, we surveyed whether 94 C. annuum accessions had B or b alleles by crossing with C. chinense having the A allele. Of the 94 C....
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