Polymorphism of nuclear DNA in selected species of Taraxacum sect. Palustria.
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SUBMITTER: Marciniuk J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
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Polymorphism of nuclear DNA in selected species of <i>Taraxacum</i> sect. <i>Palustria</i>.
Marciniuk Jolanta J Rerak Joanna J Musiał Krystyna K Mizia Patryk P Marciniuk Paweł P Grabowska-Joachimiak Aleksandra A Joachimiak Andrzej J AJ
Saudi journal of biological sciences 20200728 12
This paper presents the results of research on nuclear DNA polymorphism in six apomictic species of marsh dandelions <i>(Taraxacum</i> sect. <i>Palustria): Taraxacum bavaricum, T. belorussicum, T. brandenburgicum, T. paucilobum, T. subdolum and T. vindobonense.</i> The studies demonstrated the existence of clear genetic differences between species and the existence of nuclear DNA polymorphism within each of the studied species. ...[more]
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