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Two dihaploid Rosa hybrida L. genotypes, derived through parthenogenesis by using irradiated pollen, were crossed with clonally propagated plants of the diploid species Rosa rugosa Thunb. and Rosa wichuraiana Crép., respectively. Three progeny groups were obtained which contained numerous polyploids, as determined by flow cytometry. Production of fertile 2n female gametes is apparently very common in one of these R. hybrida dihaploid derivatives, whereas the other one is able to produce fertile 2n pollen. Hence, an amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) study was performed on the parental plants and the resulting hybrid offspring in order to estimate (1) the respective genomic parental contributions, and (2) the level of heterozygosity transmitted by the 2n unreduced gametes. Comparison of the levels of transmitted parental heterozygosity revealed that two types of 2n gametes were produced simultaneously, presumably resulting from restitution at the first and at the second meiotic division, respectively.
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Received: 15 February 2001 / Accepted: 22 May 2001
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Crespel, L., Gudin, S., Meynet, J. et al. AFLP-based estimation of 2n gametophytic heterozygosity in two parthenogenetically derived dihaploids of Rosa hybrida L.. Theor Appl Genet 104, 451–456 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220100695
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220100695