Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
Examples of overdominance are usually explained by deleterious effects in homozygotes. Here, Kellenberger et al. describe a case of overdominance in the floral color of the Alpine orchid Gymnadenia rhellicani apparently maintained by pollinator preferences without deleterious effects in homozygotes.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x |