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The inheritance of certain characters in crosses between Melandrium dioicum and M. album

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    The necessity of the present investigation for the reliable diagnosis of natural inter-specific hybridisation is emphasised.

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    The mode of inheritance of twenty-four pairs of contrasting characters is described and each character is classified as the result of transplant experiments and field observations. The most suitable for the present purpose are enumerated.

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    Partial matrocliny is found in the inheritance of most characters which appear to depend upon the cumulative action of a number of genes. Such matrocliny is seen to be probably the result of cytoplasmic inheritance. The importance of matrocliny in nature is discussed.

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Baker, H.G. The inheritance of certain characters in crosses between Melandrium dioicum and M. album. Genetica 25, 126–156 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01784828

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