Haplotype-resolved genome assemblies and population resequencing reveal no evidence for genetic sex determination in the dioecious conifer Taxus baccata
Daniel Bross, Desanka Lazić, Malte Mäder, Jannes Mittelbach, Martin Pippel, Stefan Kurtz, Emilia Pers‐Kamczyc, Venket Raghavan, Hilke Schroeder, Laura Uelze, Sylke Winkler, Niels A. Müller, Birgit Kersten
The paper investigates sex determination in Taxus baccata and finds no evidence for a genetic sex-determining region, suggesting a non-genetic mechanism.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology