Evidences for a role of two Y-specific genes in sex determination in Populus deltoides

Dioecy has evolved independently from hermaphroditic ancestors in different plant lineages. Here, the authors assemble Populus deltoides male and female genomes, and show the putative roles of a femaleness gene and a maleness gene in sex determination, which suggests independent evolution in differe...

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Main Authors: Liangjiao Xue, Huaitong Wu, Yingnan Chen, Xiaoping Li, Jing Hou, Jing Lu, Suyun Wei, Xiaogang Dai, Matthew S. Olson, Jianquan Liu, Mingxiu Wang, Deborah Charlesworth, Tongming Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19559-2