Crop to wild introgression in lettuce: following the fate of crop genome segments in backcross populations

Crop to wild introgression in lettuce: following the fate of crop genome segments in backcross populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After crop-wild hybridization, some of the crop genomic segments may become established in wild populations through selfing of the hybrids or through backcrosses to the wild parent. This constitutes a possible route through which cro...

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Main Authors: Uwimana Brigitte, Smulders Marinus JM, Hooftman Danny AP, Hartman Yorike, van Tienderen Peter H, Jansen Johannes, McHale Leah K, Michelmore Richard W, Visser Richard GF, van de Wiel Clemens CM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/43

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