Integrative k-mer and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Putative Sex-Determining Genes in Spinacia turkestanica
Shoaib Muhammad, Shuyu Liang, Tongyu Zhou, Xinrong Liu, Liang Yang, Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar, Ning Li, Chuan‐Liang Deng
The paper identifies candidate sex-determining genes in Spinacia turkestanica using k-mer and transcriptomic analysis, revealing male-specific regions and validating three genes through qPCR.
Journal of Experimental Botany · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics