Discerning the Putative U and V Chromosomes of Saccharina japonica (Phaeophyta) by Cytogenetic Mapping of Sex-Linked Molecular Markers

Saccharina japonica, an importantly industrial species in brown seaweeds, has a typical alternate life history of heteromorphic generations and UV sex determination system. But up to now, the sex chromosomes, U and V, in this kelp remain to be evidenced cytologically. In the present study, the femal...

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Main Authors: Yu Du, Peng-Fei Liu, Zhi Li, Qian Zheng, Yan-Hui Bi, Zhi-Gang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.821603/full