Population genetics explores the distribution and change in frequency of alleles within and between populations, while genetic diversity underpins the capacity of species to adapt to environmental ...

Plants, with their unique immune systems, sometimes launch 'autoimmune responses' by mistakenly identifying their own protein structures as pathogens. In particular, 'hybrid necrosis,' a phenomenon ...

Commercial seeds of Brassicaceae vegetable crops are mostly F₁ hybrids, the production of which depends on self-incompatibility during pollination. Self-incompatibility is known to be weakened by ...