Evidence for Dosage Compensation in <i>Coccinia grandis</i>, a Plant With a Highly Heteromorphic XY System

Evidence for Dosage Compensation in <i>Coccinia grandis</i>, a Plant With a Highly Heteromorphic XY System

About 15,000 angiosperms are dioecious, but the mechanisms of sex determination in plants remain poorly understood. In particular, how Y chromosomes evolve and degenerate, and whether dosage compensation evolves as a response, are matters of debate. Here, we focus on <i>Coccinia grandis</i&...

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Main Authors: Cécile Fruchard, Hélène Badouin, David Latrasse, Ravi S. Devani, Aline Muyle, Bénédicte Rhoné, Susanne S. Renner, Anjan K. Banerjee, Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Gabriel A.B. Marais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
dioecy
sex chromosomes
Y degeneration
sex-biased genes
cucurbits
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/787

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