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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.821603/full |