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Linkage mapping identifies the sex determining region as a single locus in the Pennate diatom Seminavis robusta.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Vanstechelman Ives, Sabbe Koen, Vyverman Wim, Vanormelingen Pieter, Vuylsteke Marnik
Abstract excerpt
The pennate diatom Seminavis robusta, characterized by an archetypical diatom life cycle including a heterothallic mating system, is emerging as a model system for studying the molecular regulation of the diatom cell and life cycle. One of its main advantages compared with other diatom model systems is that sexual crosses can be made routinely, offering unprecedented possibilities for forward genetics. To date,...
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