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Rare recombination in Salix nivalis and the maintenance of homomorphic sex chromosomes in willows.
American journal of botany - 1 Jun 2025
Khanal Ashmita, Hu Nan, Guo Minghao, Gambhir Diksha, Sanderson Brian, Olson Matthew S
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PREMISE: Most dioecious angiosperms have homomorphic sex chromosomes, and non-recombining sex-linked regions (SLRs) likely comprise a small portion of the sex chromosome. The fountain of youth hypothesis posits that rare recombination within heterogametic SLRs may act to maintain homomorphy. Alternatively, turnovers of the sex-determining genes could also contribute to sex chromosome homomorphy. METHODS: We used...
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