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Raspberries and Blackberries: The Genomics of Rubus

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Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 6))

The genus Rubus is comprised of a highly heterozygous series of some 500 species, with ploidy levels ranging from diploid to dodecaploid (Jennings, 1988; Meng and Finn, 2002). Members of the genus can be difficult to classify into distinct species for a number of reasons, including hybridization between species and apomixes (Robertson, 1974; Dickinson et al., 2007; Evans et al., 2007).

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Graham, J., Woodhead, M. (2009). Raspberries and Blackberries: The Genomics of Rubus . In: Folta, K.M., Gardiner, S.E. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77491-6_24

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