Allozyme evidence for genetic autopolyploidy and high genetic diversity in tetraploid cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos (Ericaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1882-1889

  Mahy, G ^a   Bruederle, L P ^a   Connors, B ^a   Van Hofwegen, M ^a   Vorsa, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme variation; Ericaceae; F statistics; Genetic diversity; Polyploidy; Vaccinium macrocarpon; Vaccinium oxycoccos

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME VARIATION; DIPLOIDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HYBRIDIZATION; INBREEDING; ISOENZYME; POLYPLOIDY; TETRAPLOIDY;

EVOLUTION; FLOWERING PLANT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYPLOIDY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ERICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM OXYCOCCOS;

EID: 0034527517     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656840     Document Type: Article

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