Sexy males and sexless females: the origin of triploid apomicts
Sexy males and sexless females: the origin of triploid apomicts
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Muralidhar, P and Haig, D
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England: Springer Nature B.V
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English
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England: Springer Nature B.V
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Apomixis and polyploidy are closely associated in angiosperms, but the evolutionary reason for this association is unknown. Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion, exists both as diploid sexuals and triploid apomicts. Here, in the context of T. officinale, we provide a model of the evolution of triploid apomicts from diploid sexuals. We posit a...
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Sexy males and sexless females: the origin of triploid apomicts
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5520530
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5520530
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0018-067X
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1365-2540
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10.1038/hdy.2016.124
