Self-incompatibility in plants 1048987 225769713 2008-07-15T09:14:56Z 193.171.104.140 /* Sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI) */ '''Self-incompatibility''' ('''SI''') is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in [[angiosperms]], which prevent [[self-fertilization]] and thus encourage [[outcrossing]]. In plants with SI, when a [[pollen]] grain produced in a plant reaches a [[stigma]] of the same plant or another plant with a similar genotype, the process of pollen [[germination]], pollen tube growth, [[ovule]] [[fertilization]], and [[embryo]] development is halted at one of its stages, and consequently no [[seed]]s are produced. SI is one of the most important means to prevent [[inbreeding|selfing]] and promote the generation of new [[genotype]]s in [[plant]]s, and it is considered as one of the causes for the spread and success of the angiosperms on our planet. ==Mechanisms of self-incompatibility== The best studied mechanisms of SI act by inhibiting the germination of pollen on stigmas, or the elongation of the pollen tube in the styles. These mechanisms are based on [[protein]]-protein interactions, each mechanism being controlled by a single [[locus]] termed '''S''', which has many different [[allele]]s in the [[species]] population. Despite their similar morphological and genetic manifestations, these mechanisms have evolved independently, and are based on different cellular components;<ref name="charlesworth">Charlesworth, D., X. Vekemans, V. Castric and S. Glemin (2005). "Plant self-incompatibility systems: a molecular evolutionary perspective." '''New Phytologist''' 168: 61–69.</ref> therefore, each mechanism has its own, unique S-locus. The S-locus contains two basic SI [[gene]]s - one expressed in the [[pistil]], and the other in the [[anther]] and/or pollen (referred to as the '''female''' and '''male determinants''', respectively). Because of their physical proximity, these genes are genetically [[genetic linkage|linked]], and are inherited as a unit. Variants of the S-locus are called S-haplotypes. The [[translation (biology)|translation]] products of the two genes of the S-locus are two proteins which, by interacting with one another, lead to the arrest of pollen germination and/or pollen tube elongation, and thereby generate an SI response, preventing fertilization. However, when a female determinant interacts with a male determinant of a different allele, no SI is created, and fertilization ensues. This is a simplistic description of the general mechanism of SI, which is more complicated, and in some species the S-locus contains more than two genes. Following is a detailed description of the different known mechanisms of SI in plants. ===Gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI)=== In '''gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI)''', the SI [[phenotype]] of the pollen is determined by its own [[gametophyte|gametophytic]] [[ploidity|haploid]] genotype. This is the more common type of SI, existing in the families: [[Solanaceae]], [[Rosaceae]], [[Scrophulariaceae]], [[Fabaceae]], [[Onagraceae]], [[Campanulaceae]], [[Papaveraceae]] and [[Poaceae]].<ref name="franklin">Franklin, F. C. H., M. J. Lawrence, and V. E. Franklin-Tong (1995). "Cell and molecular biology of self-incompatibility in flowering plants." '''[[Int. Rev. Cytol.]]''' 158: 1–64.</ref> Two different mechanisms of GSI have been described in detail at the molecular level, and their description follows. ====The RNase mechanism==== The female component of GSI in the [[Solanaceae]] was found in 1989.<ref name="mcclure">McClure, B. A., V. Haring, , P. R. Ebert, M. A. Anderson, R. J. Simpson, F. Sakiyama, and A. E. Clarke (1989). "Style selfincompatibility gene products of ''Nicotiana alata'' are ribonucleases." '''Nature''' 342: 955–957.</ref> Proteins in the same family were subsequently discovered in the [[Rosaceae]] and [[Scrophulariaceae]]. Despite some early doubts about the common ancestry of GSI in these distantly related families, phylogenetic studies<ref name="igic2001">Igic, B., and J. R. Kohn (2001). "Evolutionary relationships among self-incompatibility RNases". '''Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA''' 98(23): 13167-71.</ref> and the finding of shared male determinants (F-box proteins)<ref name="qiao2004a">Qiao, H., H. Wang, L. Zhao, J. Zhou, J. Huang, Y. Zhang, and Y. Xue (2004) "The F-box protein AhSLF-S2 physically interacts with S-RNases that may be inhibited by the ubiquitin/26S proteasome pathway of protein degradation during compatible pollination in ''Antirrhinum''." '''Plant Cell''' 16(3): 582-95.</ref><ref name="qiao2004b">Qiao, H., F. Wang, L. Zhao, J. Zhou, Z. Lai, Y. Zhang, T. P. Robbins, and Y. Xue (2004b). "The F-box protein AhSLF-S2 controls the pollen function of S-RNase-based self-incompatibility." '''Plant Cell''' 16(9): 2307-22.</ref><ref name="ushijima">Ushijima, K., H. Yamane, A. Watari, E. Kakehi, K. Ikeda, N. R. Hauck, A. F. Iezzoni, and R. Tao (2004). "The S haplotype-specific F-box protein gene, SFB, is defective in self-compatible haplotypes of ''Prunus avium'' and ''P. mume''." '''Plant J.''' 39(4): 573-86. </ref><ref name="sijacic">Sijacic, P., X. Wang, A. L. Skirpan, Y. Wang, P. E. Dowd, A. G. McCubbin, S. Huang, and T. Kao (2004). "Identification of the pollen determinant of S-RNase-mediated self-incompatibility." '''Nature''' 429: 302-305.</ref> clearly established homology. Consequently, this mechanism arose approximately 90 million years ago, and is the inferred ancestral for approximately 50% of all plants.<ref name="igic2001">Igic, B., and J. R. Kohn (2001). "Evolutionary relationships among self-incompatibility RNases". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98(23): 13167-71.</ref><ref name="steinbachs">Steinbachs, J. E., and K. E. Holsinger (2002). "S-RNase-mediated gametophytic self-incompatibility is ancestral in eudicots." Mol. Biol. Evol. 19(6): 825-9.</ref> In this mechanism, pollen tube elongation is halted when it has proceeded approximately one third of the way through the [[carpel|style]].<ref name="franklin-tong2003">Franklin-Tong, V. E., and F. C. H. Franklin (2003). "The different mechanisms of gametophytic self-incompatibility." Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. Biol. Sci. 358(1434): 1025–1032.</ref> The female component [[ribonuclease]], termed '''S-RNase'''<ref name="mcclure"/> probably causes degradation of the [[ribosome|ribosomal]] [[RNA]] (rRNA) inside the pollen tube, in the case of identical male and female S alleles, and consequently pollen tube elongation is arrested, and the pollen grain dies.<ref name="franklin-tong2003"/> The male component was only recently identified as the '''PiSLF''' protein, a member of the F-box protein group.<ref name="sijacic"/> The members of this group typically function as [[ubiquitin ligase]]s; thus, PiSLF might function by targeting [[heteroallelic]] S-NRase molecules to [[proteasome|proteasomal]] degradation. ====The S-glycoprotein mechanism==== The following mechanism was described in detail in ''[[Papaver rhoeas]]''. In this mechanism, pollen growth is inhibited within minutes of its placement on the stigma<ref name="franklin-tong2003"/> The female determinant is a small, extracellular molecule, expressed in the stigma; the identity of the male determinant remains elusive, but it is probably some [[cell membrane]] [[Receptor (biochemistry)|receptor]].<ref name="franklin-tong2003"/> The interaction between male and female determinants transmits a cellular [[signal transduction|signal]] into the pollen tube, resulting in strong influx of [[calcium]] [[cation]]s; this interferes with the intracellular [[concentration]] gradient of calcium [[ion]]s which exists inside the pollen tube, essential for its elongation.<ref>Franklin-Tong, V. E., J. P. Ride, N. D. Read, A. J. Trewawas, and F. C. H. Franklin (1993). "The self-incompatibility response in Papaver rhoeas is mediated by cytosolic free calcium." Plant J. 4: 163–177.</ref><ref>Franklin-Tong, V. E., G. Hackett, and P. K. Hepler (1997). "Ratioimaging of Ca21 in the self-incompatibility response in pollen tubes of Papaver rhoeas." Plant J. 12: 1375–1386.</ref><ref>Franklin-Tong, V. E., T. L. Holdaway-Clarke, K. R. Straatman, J. G. Kunkel, and P. K. Hepler (2002). "Involvement of extracellular calcium influx in the self-incompatibility response of Papaver rhoeas." Plant J. 29: 333–345.</ref> The influx of calcium ions arrests tube elongation within 1-2 minutes. At this stage, pollen inhibition is still reversible, and elongation can be resumed by applying certain manipulations, resulting in ovule fertilization.<ref name="franklin-tong2003"/> Subsequently, the [[cytosol]]ic protein '''p26''', a [[pyrophosphatase]], is inhibited by [[phosphorylation]],<ref>Rudd, J. J., F. C. H. Franklin, J. M. Lord, and V. E. Franklin-Tong (1996). "Increased phosphorylation of a 26-kD pollen protein is induced by the self-incompatibility response in Papaver rhoeas." Plant Cell 8: 713–724.</ref> possibly resulting in arrest of [[synthesis]] of molecular building blocks, required for tube elongation. There is [[polymerization|depolymerization]] and reorganization of [[actin]] filaments, within the pollen [[cytoskeleton]].<ref>Geitmann, A., B. N. Snowman, , A. M. C. Emons, and V. E. Franklin-Tong (2000). "Alterations to the actin cytoskeleton of pollen tubes are induced by the self-incompatibility reaction in Papaver rhoeas." Plant Cell 12: 1239–1252.</ref><ref>Snowman, B. N., D. R. Kovar, G. Shevchenko, V. E. Franklin-Tong, and C. J. Staiger (2002). "Signal-mediated depolymerization of actin in pollen during the self-incompatibility response." Plant Cell 14: 2613–2626.</ref> Within 10 minutes from the placement on the stigma, the pollen is committed to a process which ends in its death. At 3-4 hours past pollination, fragmentation of pollen [[DNA]] begins,<ref>Jordan, N. D., F. C. H. Franklin, and V. E. Franklin-Tong (2000). "Evidence for DNA fragmentation triggered in the selfincompatibility response in pollen of Papaver rhoeas." Plant J. 23: 471–479.</ref> and finally (at 10-14 hours), the cell dies [[apoptosis|apoptotically]].<ref name="franklin-tong2003"/><ref>Thomas, S. G., and V. E. Franklin-Tong (2004). "Self-incompatibility triggers programmed cell death in Papaver pollen." Nature 429: 305-309.</ref> ===Sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI)=== In '''sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI)''', the SI phenotype of the pollen is determined by the [[ploidity|diploid]] genotype of the [[anther]] (the [[sporophyte]]) in which it was created. This form of SI was identified in the families: [[Brassicaceae]], [[Asteraceae]], [[Convolvulaceae]], [[Betulaceae]], [[Caryophyllaceae]], [[Sterculiaceae]] and [[Polemoniaceae]].<ref>Goodwillie, C. (1997). "The genetic control of self-incompatibility in Linanthus parviflorus (Polemoniaceae)." Heredity 79: 424–432.</ref> Up to this day, only one mechanism of SSI has been described in detail at the molecular level, in ''[[Brassica]]'' (Brassicaceae). Since SSI is determined by a diploid genotype, the pollen and pistil each express the translation products of two different alleles, i.e. two male and two female determinants. [[Dominance]] relationships often exist between pairs of alleles, resulting in complicated patterns of compatibility/self-incompatibility. These dominance relationships also allow the generation of individuals [[Zygosity|homozygous]] for a [[recessive]] S allele.<ref name="hiscock">Hiscock, S. J., and D. A. Tabah (2003). "The different mechanisms of sporophytic self-incompatibility." Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. Biol. Sci. 358(1434): 1037-1045.</ref> Compared to a population in which all S alleles are [[co-dominance|co-dominant]], the presence of dominance relationships in the population, raises the chances of compatible mating between individuals.<ref name="hiscock"/> The frequency ratio between recessive and dominant S alleles, reflects a dynamic balance between [[reproduction assurance]] (favoured by recessive alleles) and avoidance of selfing (favoured by dominant alleles).<ref>Ockendon, D. J. (1974). "Distribution of self-incompatibility alleles and breeding structure of open-pollinated cultivars of Brussels sprouts." Heredity 32: 159–171.</ref> ====The SI mechanism in ''[[Brassica]]''==== As previously mentioned, the SI phenotype of the pollen is determined by the diploid genotype of the anther. In ''[[Brassica]]'', the pollen coat, derived from the anther's [[tapetum]] [[biological tissue|tissue]], carries the translation products of the two S alleles. These are small, [[cysteine]]-rich proteins. The gene encoding these proteins is termed '''SCR''' or '''SP11''', and is expressed in the anther tapetum (i.e. sporophytically), as well as in the [[microspore]] and pollen (i.e. gametophytically).<ref>Schopfer, C. R., M. E. Nasrallah, and J. B. Nasrallah, (1999). "The male determinant of self-incompatibility in Brassica." Science 266: 1697–1700.</ref><ref>Takayama, S., H. Shiba, M. Iwano, H. Shimosato, F.-S. Che, N. Kai, M. Watanabe, G. Suzuki, K. Hinata, and A. Isogai (2000). "The pollen determinant of self-incompatibility in Brassica campestris." Proc. Natl Acad. Sci USA 97: 1920–1925.</ref> The female determinant of the SI response in ''Brassica'', is a transmembrane protein termed '''SRK''', which has an intracellular [[kinase]] domain, and a variable extracellular domain.<ref>Stein, J. C., B. Howlett, D. C. Boyes, M. E. Nasrallah, and J. B. Nasrallah (1991). "Molecular cloning of a putative receptor kinase gene encoded by the self-incompatibility locus of Brassica oleracea." Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 88: 8816–8820.</ref><ref>Nasrallah, J. B., and M. E. Nasrallah (1993). "Pollen–stigma signalling in the sporophytic self-incompatibility response." Pl. Cell 5: 1325–1335.</ref> SRK is expressed in the stigma, and probably functions as a receptor for the SCR/SP11 protein in the pollen coat. Another stigmatic protein, termed '''SLG''', is highly similar in [[sequence (biology)|sequence]] to the SRK protein, and seems to function as a [[co-receptor]] for the male determinant, amplifying the SI response.<ref>Takasaki, T., K. Hatakeyama, G. Suzuki, M. Watanabe, A. Isogai, and K. Hinata (2000). "The S receptor kinase determines self-incompatibility in Brassica stigma." Nature 403: 913–916.</ref> The interaction between the SRK and SCR/SP11 proteins results in [[autophosphorylation]] of the intracellular kinase domain of SRK,<ref>Schopfer, C. R., and J. B. Nasrallah (2000). "Self-incompatibility. Prospects for a novel putative peptide-signaling molecule." Pl. Physiol. 124: 935–939.</ref><ref>Takayama, S., H. Shimosato, H. Shiba, M. Funato, F.-E. Che, M. Watanabe, M. Iwano, and A. Isogai (2001). "Direct ligand–receptor complex interaction controls Brassica self-incompatibility." Nature 413: 534–538.</ref> and a signal is transmitted into the [[wiktionary:Papilla|papilla]] cell of the stigma. Another protein essential for the SI response is '''MLPK''', a [[serine]]-[[threonine]] kinase, which is anchored to the [[plasma membrane]] from its intracellular side.<ref>Murase, K., H. Shiba, M. Iwano, F. S. Che, M. Watanabe, A. Isogai, and S. Takayama (2004). "A membrane-anchored protein kinase involved in Brassica self-incompatibility signaling." Science 303(5663): 1516-9.</ref> The [[downstream (molecular biology)|downstream]] cellular and molecular events, leading eventually to pollen inhibition, are poorly described. ===Other mechanisms of self-incompatibility=== These mechanisms are less abundant and have received only limited attention in scientific research. Therefore, they are still poorly understood. ====Heteromorphic self-incompatibility==== A distinct SI mechanism exists in [[heterostyly|heterostylous]] flowers, termed '''heteromorphic self-incompatibility'''. This mechanism is probably not [[evolution]]arily related to the more familiar mechanisms, which are differentially defined as '''homomorphic self-incompatibility'''.<ref name="ganders1979">Ganders, F. R. (1979). "The biology of heterostyly." New Zealand Journal of Botany 17: 607-635.</ref> Almost all heterostylous [[taxon|taxa]] feature SI to some extent. The loci responsible for SI in heterostylous flowers, are strongly linked to the loci responsible for flower [[Polymorphism (biology)|polymorphism]], and these traits are inherited together. [[Distyly]] is determined by a single locus, which has two alleles; [[tristyly]] is determined by two loci, each with two alleles. Heteromorphic SI is sporophytic, i.e. both alleles in the male plant, determine the SI response in the pollen. SI loci always contain only two alleles in the population, one of which is dominant over the other, in both pollen and pistil. Variance in SI alleles parallels the variance in flower morphs, thus pollen from one morph can fertilize only pistils from the other morph. In tristylous flowers, each flower contains two types of [[stamen]]s; each stamen produces pollen capable of fertilizing only one flower morph, out of the three existing morphs.<ref name="ganders1979"/> A population of a distylous plant contains only two SI genotypes: ss and Ss. Fertilization is possible only between genotypes; each genotype cannot fertilize itself.<ref name="ganders1979"/> This restriction maintains a 1:1 ratio between the two genotypes in the population; genotypes are usually randomly scattered in space.<ref>Ornduff, R., and S. G. Weller (1975). "Pattern diversity of incompatibility groups in Jepsonia heterandra (Saxifragaceae)." Evolution 29: 373-5.</ref><ref>Ganders, F. R. (1976). "Pollen flow in distylous populations of Amsinckia (Boraginaceae)." Canadian Journal of Botany 54: 2530-5. </ref> Tristylous plants contain, in addition to the S locus, the M locus, also with two alleles.<ref name="ganders1979"/> The number of possible genotypes is greater here, but a 1:1 ratio exists between individuals of each SI type.<ref>Spieth, P. T. (1971). "A necessary condition for equilibrium in systems exhibiting self-incompatible mating." Theoretical Population Biology 2: 404-18.</ref> ====Cryptic self-incompatibility (CSI)==== '''Cryptic self-incompatibility (CSI)''' exists in a limited number of taxa (for example, there is evidence for CSI in ''[[Silene vulgaris]]'', [[Caryophyllaceae]]<ref>Glaettli, M. (2004). Mechanisms involved in the maintenance of inbreeding depression in gynodioecious Silene vulgaris (Caryophyllaceae): an experimental investigation. PhD dissertation, University of Lausanne.</ref>). In this mechanism, the simultaneous presence of cross and self pollen on the same stigma, results in higher seed set from cross pollen, relative to self pollen.<ref name="bateman">Bateman, A. J. (1956). "Cryptic self-incompatibility in the wallflower: Cheiranthus cheiri L." Heredity 10: 257–261.</ref> However, as opposed to 'complete' or 'absolute' SI, in CSI, self-pollination without the presence of competing cross pollen, results in successive fertilization and seed set;<ref name="bateman"/> in this way, reproduction is assured, even in the absence of cross-pollination. CSI acts, at least in some species, at the stage of pollen tube elongation, and leads to faster elongation of cross pollen tubes, relative to self pollen tubes. The cellular and molecular mechanisms of CSI have not been described. The strength of a CSI response can be defined, as the ratio of crossed to selfed ovules, formed when equal amounts of cross and self pollen, are placed upon the stigma; in the taxa described up to this day, this ratio ranges between 3.2 and 11.5.<ref>Travers, S. E., and S. J. Mazer (2000). "The absence of cryptic self-incompatibility in Clarkia unguiculata (Onagraceae)." American Journal of Botany 87(2): 191–196.</ref> ====Late-acting self-incompatibility (LSI)==== '''Late-acting self-incompatibility (LSI)''' is also termed '''[[ovary|ovarian]] self-incompatibility (OSI)'''. In this mechanism, self pollen germinates and reaches the ovules, but no [[fruit]] is set.<ref name="seavey">Seavey, S. F., and K. S. Bawa (1986). "Late-acting self-incompatibility in angiosperms." Botanical Review 52: 195–218.</ref><ref>Sage, T. L., R. I. Bertin, and E. G. Williams (1994). "Ovarian and other late-acting self-incompatibility systems." In E. G. Williams, R. B. Knox, and A. E. Clarke [eds.], Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants, 116–140. Kluwer Academic, Amsterdam.</ref> LSI can be pre-[[zygote|zygotic]] (e.g. deterioration of the [[embryo sac]] prior to pollen tube entry, as in ''[[Narcissus triandrus]]''<ref>Sage, T. L., F. Strumas, W. W. Cole, and S. C. H. Barrett (1999). "Differential ovule development following self- and cross-pollination: the basis of self-sterility in Narcissus triandrus (Amaryllidaceae)." American Journal of Botany 86(6): 855–870.</ref>) or post-zygotic (malformation of the [[zygote]] or [[embryo]], as in certain species of ''[[Asclepias]]'' and in ''[[Spathodea campanulata]]''<ref>Sage, T. L., and E. G. Williams (1991). "Self-incompatibility in Asclepias." Plant Cell Incomp. Newsl. 23: 55–57.</ref><ref>Sparrow, F. K., and N. L. Pearson (1948). "Pollen compatibility in Asclepias syriaca." J. Agric. Res. 77: 187–199.</ref><ref name="lipow">Lipow, S. R., and R. Wyatt (2000). "Single Gene Control of Postzygotic Self-Incompatibility in Poke Milkweed, ''Asclepias exaltata'' L." '''Genetics''' 154: 893–907.</ref><ref>Bittencourt JR, N. S., P. E. Gibbs, and J. Semir (2003). "Histological study of post-pollination events in Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae), a species with late-acting self-incompatibility." [[Annals of Botany]] 91: 827-834.</ref>). The existence of the LSI mechanism among different taxa and in general, is subject for scientific debate. Criticizers claim, that absence of fruit set is due to genetic defects (homozygosity for lethal recessive alleles), which are the direct result of self-fertilization ([[inbreeding depression]]).<ref>Klekowski, E. J. (1988). Mutation, Developmental Selection, and Plant Evolution. Columbia University Press, New York.</ref><ref>Waser N. M., and M. V. Price (1991). "Reproductive costs of self-pollination in Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae): are ovules usurped?" American Journal of Botany 78: 1036–1043.</ref><ref>Nic Lughadha E. (1998). "Preferential outcrossing in Gomidesia (Myrtaceae) is maintained by a post-zygotic mechanism." In: S. J. Owens and P. J. Rudall [eds.], Reproductive biology in systematics, conservation and economic botany. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 363–379.</ref> Supporters, on the other hand, argue for the existence of several basic criteria, which differentiate certain cases of LSI from the inbreeding depression phenomenon.<ref name="seavey"/><ref name="lipow"/> ==Self-compatibility (SC)== SI is not universal in flowering plants. Indeed, a great many species are '''self-compatible''' ('''SC'''). The best estimates indicate that approximately one half of angiosperms are SI.<ref>Igic, B., and J. R. Kohn (2006). "Bias in the studies of outcrossing rate distributions.". Evolution 60: 1098-1103.</ref> [[Pollinator decline]], variability in pollinator service, and life history traits that are associated with weediness, among other factors, may favor the loss of SI. As a result, [[mutations]] that break down SI (result in SC) may become common or entirely dominate in natural populations. Similarly, human-mediated artificial selection through [[selective breeding]] may be responsible for the commonly observed self-compatibility in cultivated plants. SC enables more efficient breeding techniques to be employed for crop improvement. ==References== {{reflist|2}} == See also == * [[Plant sexuality]] * [[Dimorphous flower]] * [[Pollination]] == Recent Journal Articles (As of Jan 23, 2006) == * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16159321 Plant self-incompatibility systems: a molecular evolutionary perspective] * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16120598 Progress in study on signal transduction of gametophytic self-incompatibility] * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16096969 Gametophyte interaction and sexual reproduction: how plants make a zygote] ==External links== *[http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/SelfIncompatibilty.html Self-Incompatibility: How Plants Avoid Inbreeding] *[http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/bioref/Genetics/Primula_heterostyly.html Heterostyly in cowslip] [[Category:Plant reproduction]] [[Category:Population genetics]] {{Link FA|de}} {{Link FA|es}} [[ca:Autoincompatibilitat]] [[de:Selbstinkompatibilität bei Pflanzen]] [[es:Autoincompatibilidad]] [[he:אי-סבילות עצמית בצמחים]] [[lb:Autoinkompatibilitéit bei Planzen]] [[ja:自家不和合性]]