Summary
Whereas in homozygous state the geneebony noticeably diminishes the sexual activity of the males, it can on the contrary increase it in heterozygous state; but this heterotic effect depends in a large measure on the direction of the crossing, and also on the genic and cytoplasmic context. It depends moreover on the temperature.
The role of this activity in the populations whereebony is made to compete with its normal allel is discussed briefly.
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Elens, A.A. Le rôle de l'hétérosis dans la compétition entreebony et son allèle normal. Experientia 14, 274–276 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166994
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