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Molecular Marker Systems for Oenothera Genetics

Article from: Genetics Article date: November 01, 2008 Author: Rauwolf, Uwe; Golczyk, Hieronim; Meurer, J+¦rg; Herrmann, Reinhold G; Greiner, Stephan

ABSTRACT

The genus Oenothera has an outstanding scientific tradition. It has been a model for studying aspects of chromosome evolution and speciation, including the impact of plastid nuclear co-evolution. A large collection of strains analyzed during a century of experimental work and uniq ue genetic possibilities allow the exchange of genetically definable plastids, individual or multiple chromosomes, and/or entire haploid genomes (Renner complexes) between species. However, molecular genetic approaches for the genus are largely lacking. In this study, we describe the development of efficient ...

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