The genetic architecture of quantitative variation in the self-incompatibility response within Phlox drummondii (Polemoniaceae)

Graduate student Grace Burgin and Prof. Hopkins dissect the variation in self-incompatibility within Phlox drummondii as it arises from a polygenic genetic architecture, with multiple genomic regions – including a newly mapped S-locus which contributes to the transition toward self-compatibility. The findings highlight diverse genetic pathways through which mating system evolution can occur in flowering plants. Read more about it here.