D3.1.11—Self-incompatibility mechanisms Topic Practice
D3.1.11—Self-incompatibility mechanisms Topic Practice
Practise choosing why self-incompatibility alleles matter in flowering plants, using cherry tree examples to connect pollen rejection with inbreeding avoidance.
How this is tested
- explain how self-incompatibility reduces inbreeding in a named plant example
- distinguish inbreeding prevention from lower mutation rate or pollen timing
- apply allele-based reasoning to select the benefit of pollen rejection