Genetic and cytological analyses reveal the recombination landscape of a partially differentiated plant sex chromosome in kiwifruit

Angiosperm sex chromosomes, where present, are generally recently evolved. The key step in initiating the development of sex chromosomes from autosomes is the establishment of a sex-determining locus within a ...

Source: BMC Plant Biology - April 30, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: S. M. Pilkington, J. Tahir, E. Hilario, S. E. Gardiner, D. Chagn é, A. Catanach, J. McCallum, L. Jesson, L. G. Fraser, M. A. McNeilage, C. Deng, R. N. Crowhurst, P. M. Datson and Q. Zhang Tags: Research article Source Type: research