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Structure and evolution of Apetala3, a sex-linked gene in Silene latifolia.
BMC plant biology - 18 Aug 2010
Cegan Radim, Marais Gabriel Ab, Kubekova Hana, Blavet Nicolas, Widmer Alex, Vyskot Boris, Dolezel Jaroslav, Safár Jan, Hobza Roman
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BACKGROUND: The evolution of sex chromosomes is often accompanied by gene or chromosome rearrangements. Recently, the gene AP3 was characterized in the dioecious plant species Silene latifolia. It was suggested that this gene had been transferred from an autosome to the Y chromosome. RESULTS: In...
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