Genetic causes and consequences of the breakdown of self-incompatibility: Case studies in the Brassicaceae

Genetics Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-60

  Mable, Barbara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE LOSS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MATING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

BRASSICACEAE; EVOLUTION; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS, POPULATION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 39749095120     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672307008907     Document Type: Article

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