Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. The cultivation of triploid genetics could be the game changer ...

The parthenogenetic triploid lizard Aspidoscelis neotesselata originated from a hybridization event between a female of diploid parthenogenetic Aspidoscelis tesselata (pattern class C) and a male of ...

If P and Q are the respective population frequencies of sexual and apomictic diploids in a given generation, and s is the viability disadvantage of the diploid apomicts relative to the sexual diploids ...

An experiment was conducted to elucidate the origin of tetraploids (2n = 4x = 44) of Paragonimus westermani that occur together with diploid (2n = 2x = 22) and triploid (2n = 3x = 33) types in ...

Developing elite fruit cultivars typically requires long breeding cycles, especially in perennial woody species. This study uncovers how sexual reproduction of a fertile triploid loquat generates a ...

Newly emerged female offspring from the lines described above were paired with a brother in a plastic tube containing a piece of host-damaged cabbage leaf and a small droplet of honey. Observations ...

The origin of triploid export banana cultivars was investigated. They all belong to Cavendish and Gros Michel subgroups of triploid clones and have a monospecific Musa acuminata origin. The appearance ...

“Time is of the essence” is a phrase that applies in many walks of life and certainly has applicability in the field of scientific research. Whether one is a graduate student preparing a critical ...

FISHING — Triploid trout that escaped a comercial net pens upstream in Lake Rufus Woods are creating a new fishery and a rare opportunity to harvest huge rainbows starting today (Monday) on a 17-mile ...