High genetic diversity in a rare and endangered sunflower as compared to a common congener

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2345-2355

  Ellis, J R ^a   Pashley, C H ^a   Burke, J M ^a   McCauley, D E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA); Conservation; EST SSRs; Genetic diversity; Helianthus; Hybridization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHIMERA; CHLOROPLAST; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; SUNFLOWER;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; CHIMERA; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HELIANTHUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HELIANTHUS GROSSESERRATUS; HELIANTHUS VERTICILLATUS;

EID: 33745907286     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02937.x     Document Type: Article

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