Rapid and dynamic evolution of a giant Y chromosome in Silene latifolia
Takashi Akagi, Naoko Fujita, Kenta Shirasawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kiyotaka Nagaki, Kanae Masuda, Ayano Horiuchi, Eriko Kuwada, Kanta Kawai, Riko Kunou, Koki Nakamura, Yoko Ikeda, Atsushi Toyoda, Takehiko Itoh, Koichiro Ushijima, Deborah Charlesworth
The paper describes the discovery of genes underlying male-female flower differences in Silene latifolia and relates findings to the evolution of the Y chromosome's non-recombining regions.
Science · Feb 6, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics