Two novel PCR-based assays for sexing of Silene latifolia and Silene dioica plants

Silene latifolia and S. dioica are model systems in studies of plant reproduction, chromosome evolution and sexual dimorphism, but sexing of plants based on morphology is only possible from flowering stage onwards. Both species show homogametic females (XX) and heterogametic males (XY). • Here we de...

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Main Authors: Anna M. Hewett, Julia Sánchez Vilas, Frank Hailer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016124001626