Molecular Mechanism Underlying Derepressed Male Production in Hexaploid Persimmon

Sex expression in plants is often flexible and contributes to the maintenance of genetic diversity within a species. In diploid persimmons (the genus Diospyros), the sexuality is controlled by the Y chromosome-encoded small-RNA gene, OGI, and its autosomal counterpart, MeGI. Hexaploid Oriental persi...

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Main Authors: Kanae Masuda, Naoko Fujita, Ho-Wen Yang, Koichiro Ushijima, Yasutaka Kubo, Ryutaro Tao, Takashi Akagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.567249/full