A trade-off mechanism underpins the evolution of a young two-gene sex-determining system in plants
Yingxiao Mai, Jiakun Zheng, Weijian Sun, Zheng Qin, Chengjie Chen, Wanchun Wei, Chaoqiong Song, Xingxing Liu, Xingling Su, Fengqi Wu, Qiuping Wu, Baoxuan Yao, Yanwei Hao, Yuanlong Liu, Zaohai Zeng, , Rui Xia
The paper identifies two Y-linked mutations in a dioecious plant that regulate a male-female developmental trade-off through a regulatory module involving SUN, KUN, and YUN.
bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology