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Origin and domestication of papaya Yh chromosome.
Genome research - 1 Apr 2015
VanBuren Robert, Zeng Fanchang, Chen Cuixia, Zhang Jisen, Wai Ching Man, Han Jennifer, Aryal Rishi, Gschwend Andrea R, Wang Jianping, Na Jong-Kuk, Huang Lixian, Zhang Lingmao, Miao Wenjing, Gou Jiqing, Arro Jie, Guyot Romain, Moore Richard C, Wang Ming-Li, Zee Francis, Charlesworth Deborah, Moore Paul H, Yu Qingyi, Ming Ray
Abstract excerpt
Sex in papaya is controlled by a pair of nascent sex chromosomes. Females are XX, and two slightly different Y chromosomes distinguish males (XY) and hermaphrodites (XY(h)). The hermaphrodite-specific region of the Y(h) chromosome (HSY) and its X chromosome counterpart were sequenced and analyzed previously. We now report the sequence of the entire male-specific region of the Y (MSY). We used a BAC-by-BAC...
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