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The origin of the non-recombining region of sex chromosomes in Carica and Vasconcellea.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2010
Wu Xia, Wang Jianping, Na Jong-Kuk, Yu Qingyi, Moore Richard C, Zee Francis, Huber Steven C, Ming Ray
Abstract excerpt
Carica and Vasconcellea are two closely related sister genera in the family Caricaceae, and were once classified as two sections under Carica. Sex chromosomes have been found in papaya and originated approximately 2-3 million years ago. The objectives of this study were to determine whether sex chromosomes have evolved in Vasconcellea. Six X/Y gene pairs were cloned, sequenced and analyzed from three dioecious,...
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