Genetic causes of heterosis in juvenile aspen: A quantitative comparison across intra- and inter-specific hybrids

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 380-391

  Li, B ^a,c   Wu, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive effect; Aspen; Dominance; Factorial mating; Genetic loci; Heterosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029800271     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00223180     Document Type: Article

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