Recent Y chromosome divergence despite ancient origin of dioecy in poplars (Populus)
Armando Geraldes, Charles A Hefer, Arnaud Capron, Natalia Kolosova, Felix Martinez-Nuñez, Raju Y Soolanayakanahally, Brian Stanton, Robert D Guy, Shawn D Mansfield, Carl J Douglas, Quentin C B Cronk
The paper identifies a recent Y chromosome divergence in poplars despite an ancient origin of dioecy, showing a small and young sex-linked region and evidence of genomic sex determination turnover.
Molecular Ecology · Apr 2, 2015Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology