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A sex-chromosome mutation in Silene latifolia.
Sexual plant reproduction - 1 Sept 2011
Miller Paige M, Kesseli Richard V
Abstract excerpt
Silene latifolia is dioecious, yet rare hermaphrodites have been found, and such natural mutants can provide valuable insight into genetic mechanisms. Here, we describe a hermaphrodite-inducing mutation that is almost certainly localized to the gynoecium-suppression region of the Y chromosome in S. latifolia. The mutant Y chromosome was passed through the megaspore, and the presence of two X chromosomes was not...
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