Paternal inheritance of plastids in Medicago sativa |
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Authors: | C M Schumann J F Hancock |
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Institution: | (1) Genetics Program, Michigan State University, 48824 East Lansing, MI, USA;(2) Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 48824 East Lansing, MI, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Plastids are plant cellular organelles that are generally inherited from the maternal parent in the angiosperms. Many species exhibit biparental inheritance of plastids, but usually with a predominantly maternal influence. In contrast to this, we report strong paternal inheritance of plastids in reciprocal crosses of alfalfa, Medicago sativa, by following restriction fragment length polymorphisms for plastid DNA in two normal green plastids. Mitochondrial inheritance remained exclusively maternal. |
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Keywords: | Medicago Alfalfa Plastid inheritance Organelle inheritance |
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