The genetics of ‘color’ in the flowers of the four o’clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa L.)

Authors

  • José Antonio López Sáez Spain

Keywords:

genetics, colour, flowers

Abstract

The color in flowers is due to the existence of certain pigments genetically determined by inheritance, although this has been evolving, by natural selection, to adapt to the preferences of their pollinators. Floral color, since the pioneering work of Gregor Mendel in the second half of the 19th century, has a very evident coevolutionary interest between plants and their pollination vectors; to which is added today the derivative of trade in florists of increasingly beautiful and colorful flowers. 

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Published

2013-07-20

How to Cite

López Sáez, J. A. (2013). The genetics of ‘color’ in the flowers of the four o’clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa L.). Encuentros En La Biología, 6(143), 35–40. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18370