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Peter J. van Dijk
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Open AccessMendel’s terminology and notation reveal his understanding of genetics
We describe both the terminology and use of symbols introduced by Mendel in his 1866 paper and discuss some misconceptions concerning their interpretation.
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Open AccessMendel’s pea crosses: varieties, traits and statistics
A controversy arose over Mendel’s pea crossing experiments after the statistician R.A. Fisher proposed how these may have been performed and criticised Mendel’s interpretation of his data. Here we re-examine M...
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Open AccessGenetic fine-map** of DIPLOSPOROUS in Taraxacum (dandelion; Asteraceae) indicates a duplicated DIP-gene
DIPLOSPOROUS (DIP) is the locus for diplospory in Taraxacum, associated to unreduced female gamete formation in apomicts. Apomicts reproduce clonally through seeds, including apomeiosis, parthenogenesis, and auto...
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Crosses between sexual and apomictic dandelions (Taraxacum). I. The inheritance of apomixis
Some dandelions, Taraxacum, are diplosporous gametophytic apomicts. Crosses between closely related diploid sexuals and triploid apomicts were made to study the inheritance of apomixis. Seed-set was less than one...
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Crosses between sexual and apomictic dandelions (Taraxacum). II. The breakdown of apomixis
Some dandelions are diplosporous gametophytic apomicts. In order to study the inheritance and breakdown of apomixis, crosses were made between diploid sexuals and triploid apomicts. To investigate their breedi...
