A general model to explain repeated turnovers of sex determination in the Salicaceae
Wenlu Yang, Deyan Wang, Yiling Li, Zhiyang Zhang, Shaofei Tong, Mengmeng Li, Xu Zhang, Lei Zhang, Liwen Ren, Xinzhi Ma, Ran Zhou, Brian J. Sanderson, Ken Keefover‐Ring, Tongming Yin, Lawrence B. Smart, , Tao Ma
This study identifies an XY and ZW sex determination system in two Populus species and proposes a model linking transposon activity to sex chromosome turnover.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Oct 5, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics