Targeted Mutagenesis of the Female-Suppressor <i>SyGI</i> Gene in Tetraploid Kiwifruit by CRISPR/CAS9

Kiwifruit belong to the genus <i>Actinidia</i> with 54 species apparently all functionally dioecious. The sex-determinants of the type XX/XY, with male heterogametic, operate independently of the ploidy level. Recently, the SyGI protein has been described as the suppressor of female deve...

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Main Authors: Gloria De Mori, Giusi Zaina, Barbara Franco-Orozco, Raffaele Testolin, Emanuele De Paoli, Guido Cipriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/1/62