Sexual polyploidization in plants – cytological mechanisms and molecular regulation
In the plant kingdom, events of whole genome duplication or polyploidization are generally believed to occur via alterations of the sexual reproduction process. Thereby, diploid pollen and eggs are formed that contain the somatic number of chromosomes rather than the gametophytic number. By particip...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744767/ |