Variation in plastid genomes in the gynodioecious species Silene vulgaris
Abstract Background Gynodioecious species exist in two sexes – male-sterile females and hermaphrodites. Male sterility in higher plants often results from mitonuclear interaction between the CMS (cytoplasmic male sterility) gene(s) encoded by mitochondrial genome and by nuclear-encoded restorer gene...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2193-0 |