WHY ARE THERE SO FEW HOMOMORPHIC MULTILOCUS SPOROPHYTICALLY DETERMINED SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY SYSTEMS

Authors
MAYO O LEACH CR
Citation
O. Mayo et Cr. Leach, WHY ARE THERE SO FEW HOMOMORPHIC MULTILOCUS SPOROPHYTICALLY DETERMINED SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY SYSTEMS, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 86(8), 1993, pp. 955-958
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Theoretical and Applied Genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00405752
Volume
86
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
955 - 958
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-5752(1993)86:8<955:WATSFH>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Homomorphic multi-locus sporophytically determined self-incompatibilit y systems are much rarer than multi-locus gametophytic systems. This n ote examines some of the possible reasons for this disparity and concl udes that, while each additional locus in a gametophytic system allows increased crossing among related plants as well as a lower mutation r ate to maintain a given level of variability, the same conclusion cann ot be drawn for sporophytic systems.