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Embryonic genetic loads are quite high for Pinus species in the northern hemisphere. Genetic load for a founder population of neotropical pine, Pinus patula Schiede and Deppe was tested for the effect of population dynamics. It is hypothesized that P. patula's embryo-lethal system is stable, and may act as a self-incompatibility mechanism. Embryo viability may thus appear less sensitive to disjunct or founder populations, compared to other fitness components.
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Research describing trans-specific microsatellites in hard and soft pines, Pinus spp., is presented. In particular microsatellite recovery is invesigated by reference to genome organization.
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Research describing a method for tracing the lineage of mouse strains is presented. In particular the mtDNA sequences of laboratory mice were investigated to deduce the ancestral strain.
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