Molecular Basis of Overdominance at a Flower Color Locus
Single-gene overdominance is one of the major mechanisms proposed to explain heterosis (i.e., hybrid vigor), the phenomenon that hybrid offspring between two inbred lines or varieties show superior phenotypes to both parents. Although sporadic examples of single-gene overdominance have been reported...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017-12-01
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Series: | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.117.300336 |