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Three multi-allelic gene pairs are responsible for self-sterility in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.
Scientific reports - 13 Feb 2020
Sawada Hitoshi, Yamamoto Kazunori, Yamaguchi Akira, Yamada Lixy, Higuchi Arata, Nukaya Haruhiko, Fukuoka Masashi, Sakuma Tetsushi, Yamamoto Takashi, Sasakura Yasunori, Shirae-Kurabayashi Maki
Abstract excerpt
Many hermaphroditic organisms possess a self-incompatibility system to avoid inbreeding. Although the mechanisms of self-incompatibility in flowering plants are well known, little is known about the mechanisms of self-sterility in hermaphroditic marine invertebrates. Ascidians are hermaphroditic sessile marine invertebrates that release sperm and eggs into the surrounding seawater. Several species, including...
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