Evidences for a role of two Y-specific genes in sex determination in Populus deltoides

Liangjiao Xue; Huaitong Wu; Yingnan Chen; Xiaoping Li; Jing Hou; Jing Lu; Suyun Wei; Xiaogang Dai; Matthew S. Olson; Jianquan Liu; Mingxiu Wang; Deborah Charlesworth; Tongming Yin

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19559-2

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Evidences for a role of two Y-specific genes in sex determination in Populus deltoides

Liangjiao Xue,
Huaitong Wu,
Yingnan Chen,
Xiaoping Li,
Jing Hou,
Jing Lu,
Suyun Wei,
Xiaogang Dai,
Matthew S. Olson,
Jianquan Liu,
Mingxiu Wang,
Deborah Charlesworth,
Tongming Yin

Affiliations

Liangjiao Xue: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Huaitong Wu: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Yingnan Chen: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Xiaoping Li: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Jing Hou: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Jing Lu: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Suyun Wei: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Xiaogang Dai: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Matthew S. Olson: Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University
Jianquan Liu: Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
Mingxiu Wang: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University
Deborah Charlesworth: Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh
Tongming Yin: The Key Laboratory of Tree Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province and Education Department of China, Nanjing Forestry University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19559-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Dioecy has evolved independently from hermaphroditic ancestors in different plant lineages. Here, the authors assemble Populus deltoides male and female genomes, and show the putative roles of a femaleness gene and a maleness gene in sex determination, which suggests independent evolution in different poplar species.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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