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Inheritance of flower colour inSalvia coccinea Juss ex Murr.

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It is shown that the pink-flowered type has arisen by a recessive mutation of the scarlet type. The inheritance of scarlet and pink flower colours inS. coccinea Juss ex Murr. follows a monogenic inheritance.

The suitability of this species for demonstrating simple mendelian inheritance is explained.

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  1. L. S. S. Kumar
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Kumar, L.S.S. Inheritance of flower colour inSalvia coccinea Juss ex Murr.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 17, 37–40 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046286

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