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The inter-specific hybrid Silene latifolia x S. viscosa reveals early events of sex chromosome evolution.
Evolution & development - 1 Jan 2000
Zluvova Jitka, Lengerova Martina, Markova Michaela, Hobza Roman, Nicolas Michael, Vyskot Boris, Charlesworth Deborah, Negrutiu Ioan, Janousek Bohuslav
Abstract excerpt
The dioecious plant species Silene latifolia has a sex determination mechanism based on an active Y chromosome. Here, we used inter-specific hybrids in the genus Silene to study the effects of gene complexes on the Y chromosome. If the function of Y-linked genes has been maintained in the same state as in the hermaphrodite progenitor species, it should be possible to substitute such genes by genes coming from a...
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