The hyperaccumulation of metals by a rare class of plants is a fascinating and little understood phenomenon. No genetic analysis has been possible since no intraspecific variation is known for this character. Here, we report on crosses between the zinc-hyperaccumulating and -tolerant species Arabidopsis halleri and the non-hyperaccumulating, non-tolerant species Arabidopsis petraea. The F2 segregates for both characters and it appears that the two characters are genetically independent. The data for tolerance are consistent with a single major gene for this character (although the number of genes for hyperaccumulation cannot be determined), and is probably not very large.
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Macnair, M. R., Bert, V., Huitson, S. B., Saumitou-Laprade, P., & Petit, D. (1999). Zinc tolerance and hyperaccumulation are genetically independent characters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 266(1434), 2175–2179. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0905
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