Differential gene expression among three sex types reveals a MALE STERILITY 1 (CpMS1) for sex differentiation in papaya

Abstract Background Carica papaya is a trioecious plant species with a genetic sex-determination system defined by sex chromosomes. Under unfavorable environmental conditions male and hermaphrodite exhibit sex-reversal. Previous genomic research revealed few candidate genes for sex differentiation i...

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Main Authors: Dessireé Zerpa-Catanho, Jennifer Wai, Ming Li Wang, Li’ang Yu, Julie Nguyen, Ray Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2169-0