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Analyses of F1 and F2 hybrid progenies from crosses between the ancestral species Solanum anguivi and cultivars of its domesticated derivative S. aethiopicum, have proved the mode of inheritance of prickles, stellate hairs and some other morphological characters and suggested the mode for several more. Most wild-type traits were dominant: many recessive domesticated traits involved imperfect morphogenesis suggesting loss of genetic control. F1 hybrids between cultivars show marked heterosis and are recommended for crop production.
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Lester, R.N., Thitai, G.N.W. Inheritance in Solanum aethiopicum, the scarlet eggplant. Euphytica 40, 67–74 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023299
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