Mode of reproduction in Arabidopsis suecica

Hereditas. 2004;141(3):313-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.2004.01833.x.

Abstract

The breeding system of Arabidopsis suecica was investigated through genetic analysis of microsatellite segregation patterns in five controlled crosses as well as in 16 single-mother families collected in the wild. Analysis of single and two-locus segregations in the F2 generation following a cross clearly shows that A. suecica is reproduces sexually. The single-mother families show a high level of homozygosity corroborating earlier results indicating a high level of inbreeding. The high level of individual homozygosity is due both to a high level of selfing and to the underlying population structure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / classification
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / physiology*
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • DNA, Plant / genetics*
  • Microsatellite Repeats*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Reproduction / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Plant