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Sex determination through X-Y heterogamety in Salix nigra.
Heredity - 1 Apr 2021
Sanderson Brian J, Feng Guanqiao, Hu Nan, Carlson Craig H, Smart Lawrence B, Keefover-Ring Ken, Yin Tongming, Ma Tao, Liu Jianquan, DiFazio Stephen P, Olson Matthew S
Abstract excerpt
The development of non-recombining sex chromosomes has radical effects on the evolution of discrete sexes and sexual dimorphism. Although dioecy is rare in plants, sex chromosomes have evolved repeatedly throughout the diversification of angiosperms, and many of these sex chromosomes are relatively young compared to those found in vertebrates. In this study, we designed and used a sequence capture array to...
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