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Mirabilis jalapa plants are very showy through an abundance of reddish, yellowish, white and variegated flowers. The last phenomenon has fascinated various research workers. The authors have studied the inheritance and performed supporting investigations.
In this paper a general introduction is given and the colour inheritance of uniformly coloured flowers discussed.
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Engels, J.M.M., Van Kester, W.N.M., Spitters, C.J.T. et al. Investigations of the inheritance of flower variegation in Mirabilis jalapa L. 1. General introduction and 2. Inheritance of colour in uniformly coloured flowers. Euphytica 24, 1–5 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147161
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