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A major quantitative trait locus conferring subgynoecy in cucumber.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2016
Bu Fengjiao, Chen Huiming, Shi Qiuxiang, Zhou Qian, Gao Dongli, Zhang Zhonghua, Huang Sanwen
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: A major QTL conditioning high degree of femaleness in cucumber was identified by marker analysis and next generation sequencing. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a model species for sex determination studies, and its yield is associated with the degree of femaleness. Subgynoecy represents a sex form with a high degree of femaleness for which the genetic basis remains elusive. In this study, genetic...
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