Ploidy variation modulates outbreeding response and promotes mating system evolution in a selfing plant lineage.
Carlos Olmedo‐Castellanos, Ana García‐Muñoz, Camilo Ferrón, Mohammed Bakkali, A. Jesús Muñoz‐Pajares, Mohamed Abdelaziz
The paper examines how ploidy levels affect outbreeding responses and fitness in Erysimum incanum, finding that tetraploids show the strongest positive outbreeding responses linked to increased gamete production.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology