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Male parthenogenesis was discovered in induced autotetraploid Job's tears, utilising a genetic marker for leaf hairiness, in natural crosses between recessive tetraploids and dominant diploids. In a progeny raised from seeds harvested from the diploid dominant parent one plant showed the recessive character of the tetraploid parent but diploid chromosome number indicating that this was derived through androgenesis in the tetraploid.
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Rao, P. Male parthenogenesis in tetraploid job's tears. Heredity 32, 412–414 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1974.52
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1974.52