title: Plant sex chromosomes: lost genes with little compensation.
abstract: In many animals, gene loss on Y chromosomes is compensated through altered expression of their X-chromosome homologue. Now, however, a new study in plants finds that even genes deleted from the Y show no dosage compensation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toups
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Paris
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veltsos
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: john.pannell@unil.ch.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pannell
mesh_terms: D032461:Chromosomes, Plant; D017353:Gene Deletion; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D029751:Silene / Q000235:genetics*