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Differentiation and genetic diversity of Phaseolus lunatus wild populations from Chiapas, Mexico, and their genetic relationships with MI and MII groups
Autor
JAIME MARTINEZ CASTILLO
PEDRO JESUS RUIZ GIL
RUBEN HUMBERTO ANDUEZA NOH
MATILDE MARGARITA ORTIZ GARCIA
Institución
Resumen
Understanding the genetic structure of wild relatives of domesticated species is crucial for its conservation and to elucidate the sites of crop domestication. Lima bean is one of the five domesticated Phaseolus species and Mexico is one of its centers of domestication. Recent studies showed the existence of two wild gene pools (MI and MII) of this species in Mexico and suggested that their genetic divergence occurred in southeast Mexico.