Claim · model-written summary
Wild populations in the presumed origin area had high mtDNA diversity but no geographical differentiation.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativat0 - Outcome
- diversitye0
- Direction
- highe0
- Setting
- Near East to Central Asiae0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“In the wild pool from the presumed area of origin (Near East to Central Asia), the diversity was high but the absence of geographical differentiation hinders a more precise location of the centre of domestication.”
t0“alfalfa”
Title
Inferences from mitochondrial DNA patterns on the domestication history of alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
M. H. Muller; J. M. Prosperi; S. Santoni; et al. Molecular Ecology 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01897.x
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- Observation Twenty-two mitotypes were identified among 155 individuals.
- Observation The cultivated pool showed geographical structure suggesting at least two dispersal routes.
- Observation Original mitotypes suggest unsampled wild populations contributed to cultivated diversity.
- Observation Spanish natural populations form an endemic wild pool partially introgressed by cultivated alfalfa.