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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Main Authors: Roman T. Kellenberger, Kelsey J. R. P. Byers, Rita M. De Brito Francisco, Yannick M. Staedler, Amy M. LaFountain, Jürg Schönenberger, Florian P. Schiestl, Philipp M. Schlüter
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7b8ee59be133460fa35f90159a478cab
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