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Genetic diversity of male and female Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) populations and identification of sex-associated markers.
BMC genomics - 19 May 2015
Jia Hui-min, Jiao Yun, Wang Guo-yun, Li Ying-hui, Jia Hui-juan, Wu Hong-xia, Chai Chun-yan, Dong Xiao, Guo Yanping, Zhang Liping, Gao Qi-kang, Chen Wei, Song Li-Juan, van de Weg Eric, Gao Zhong-shan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. & Zucc.) is an important subtropical evergreen fruit tree in southern China. Generally dioecious, the female plants are cultivated for fruit and have been studied extensively, but male plants have received very little attention. Knowledge of males may have a major impact on conservation and genetic improvement as well as on breeding. Using 84 polymorphic SSRs, we...
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