Hybridization, polyploidy, and the evolution of sexual systems in Mercurialis (Euphorbiaceae).
Hybridization and polyploidy are widely believed to be important sources of evolutionary novelty in plant evolution. Both can lead to novel gene combinations and/or novel patterns of gene expression, which in turn provide the variation on which natural selection can act. Here, we use nuclear and pla...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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