Analysis and evolution of two functional Y-linked loci in a plant sex chromosome system.
White campion (Silene latifolia) is one of the few examples of plants with separate sexes and with X and Y sex chromosomes. The presence or absence of the Y chromosome determines which type of reproductive organs--male or female--will develop. Recently, we characterized the first active gene located...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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