Plant evolution: modern sex chromosomes.
The first detailed map has been produced of a plant chromosome carrying sex-determining genes. The new data show that, in papaya, these genes lie in a quite extensive non-recombining region. This region is nevertheless a small part of the papaya genome compared with other male-specific genome regions, such as mammalian Y chromosomes.
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Deborah
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Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratory King's Buildings, West Mains Roard, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
D029441:Carica / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes