Genomic coalescence in a population of Laxmannia sessiliflora (Angiospermae, Anthericaceae): An association of lethal polymorphism, self-pollination and chromosome number reduction

Heredity

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 364-372

  James, Sidney H ^a   Keighery, Greg K ^a,b   Moorrees, Adrian ^a,b   Waycott, Michelle ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Dept of Conserv and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Chromosome polymorphism; Dysploidy; Genomic coalescence; Laxmannia; Lethal polymorphism; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

LAXMANNIA RAMOSA; LAXMANNIA SESSILIFLORA;

EID: 0033025641     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884840     Document Type: Article

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