Article
Untangling the hedge: Genetic diversity in clonally and sexually transmitted genomes of European wild roses, Rosa L.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Reichel Katja, Herklotz Veit, Smolka Alisia, Nybom Hilde, Kellner Alexandra, De Riek Jan, Smulders Marinus J M, Wissemann Volker, Ritz Christiane M
Abstract excerpt
While European wild roses are abundant and widely distributed, their morphological taxonomy is complicated and ambiguous. In particular, the polyploid Rosa section Caninae (dogroses) is characterised by its unusual meiosis, causing simultaneous clonal and sexual transmission of sub-genomes. This hemisexual reproduction, which often co-occurs with vegetative reproduction, defies the standard definition of species...
Topics
- Rosa
- Genome, Plant
- Polyploidy
- Ploidies
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
