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Genetic association of ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3-like sequence with the sex-determining M locus in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2008
Liu Shiqiang, Xu Liang, Jia Zhiqi, Xu Yong, Yang Qing, Fei Zhangjun, Lu Xiangyang, Chen Huiming, Huang Sanwen
Abstract excerpt
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has served as the model system for sex expression in flowering plants and its sex type is predominantly controlled by two genetic loci, F and M. Ethylene is the major plant hormone that regulates sex expression in cucumber. The current model predicts that ethylene serves as both a promoter of femaleness via the F locus and an inhibitor of the male sex via the M locus. In support of...
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