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Heterozygosity in three cultivars of the blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) was estimated. A selfed population of each cultivar was screened for Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers (RAPDs) and heterozygous loci were identified by band segregation in contrast with the non-segregation of homozygous loci. On average, 21% of the loci scored in each cultivar were heterozygous. The implications for mapping studies in Ribes nigrum are discussed.
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Lanham, P.G. Estimation of heterozygosity in Ribes nigrum L. using RAPD markers. Genetica 98, 193–197 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121366
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