Abstract:>Mixed-cytotype populations are ideal to understand polyploid establishment and diversification. We used the orchid Zygopetalum mackayi to understand how facultative apomictic reproduction relates to polyploidy. Sexual diploids and facultative apomictic tetraploids occur under distinct niches, with a contact zone where triploids occur. We hypothesized that facultative apomictic reproduction increases the fitness of tetraploids through reproductive interference between cytotypes. We predict patterns of genetic … Show more
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