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Genomic insights into stepwise selection reshaping fruit traits and male-biased selection driving hermaphroditism in papayas.
Molecular plant - 2 Mar 2026
Ji Changmian, Jia Ruizong, Zhang Yuliang, Du Xiaoxi, Huang Xueying, Li Huiliang, Dai He, Wang Yu, Jiang Qian, Xie Zhengnan, Huo Shanshan, Cao Yang, Kong Hua, Ye Xiaoxue, Yan Yan, Guo Jingyuan, He Pingping, Hu Shuai, Zhang Lili, Xia Qiyu, Jiang Xiaoqi, Chen Miancai, Peng Yufa, Liu Biao, Cheng Ruhong, Morales Jesus, Liu Shuai, Zhu Jiankang, Lang Zhaobo, Guo Anping, Hu Wei, Zhao Hui
Abstract excerpt
Papaya (Carica papaya) is a promising model system for genetic and genomic studies of fruit traits and sex determination in tropical trees and fruits. However, the genomic basis of the artificial selection for key fruit traits and commercially crucial hermaphroditism remains poorly understood. In this study, we assembled the genomes for two phenotypically divergent hermaphroditic cultivars, including their...
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