The spread of apomixis and its effect on resident genetic variation

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1933-1940

  Adolfsson, S ^a,b   Bengtsson, B O ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Genetics ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Asexual reproduction; Cytotypes; Genetic variation; GMO

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PENETRANCE; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLELES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENETRANCE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547882743     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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