The development of molecular markers to test models of breeding-system and ploidy evolution in the ruderal weed Mercurialis annua.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom
- Acronym
- -
- URL
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- Start date
- 4/9/2002
- End date
- 3/8/2003
- Budget
- 38,993 EUR
Fundings
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Small Grants | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
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University of Oxford | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Mercurialis annua is an annual European weed with striking variation in its breeding system and ploidy levels: diploid populations are dioecious, but polyploid populations may be dioecious, monoecious or androdioecious. Published work on the species has h