THE MATING SYSTEM AND GENETIC-STRUCTURE IN A PERENNIAL GRASS, CYNOSURUS-CRISTATUS L

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ENNOS, RA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, DEPT GENET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 7RU, TYNE & WEAR, ENGLAND
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10.1038/hdy.1985.78
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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The breeding system, genotypic structure, and degree of spatial genetic differentiation were investigated in a population of the perennial grass Cynosurus cristatus using 4 polymorphic allozyme loci. Both incompatibility studies and analysis of progeny genotype arrays gave outcrossing rate estimates of t = 0.98, not significantly different from random mating. Levels of inbreeding and of gametic disequilibrium between allozyme loci were negligible. Genetic differentiation among adult subpopulations was very low (GST = 1.14% percent). Among pollen pool subpopulations genetic differentiation was even lower (GST = 0.28%). It is concluded that substantial pollen flow prevents the development of significant genetic differentiation through random genetic drift in different areas of the same population.
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