The persimmon genome reveals clues to the evolution of a lineage-specific sex determination system in plants.

Most angiosperms bear hermaphroditic flowers, but a few species have evolved outcrossing strategies, such as dioecy, the presence of separate male and female individuals. We previously investigated the mechanisms underlying dioecy in diploid persimmon (D. lotus) and found that male flowers are speci...

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Main Authors: Takashi Akagi, Kenta Shirasawa, Hideki Nagasaki, Hideki Hirakawa, Ryutaro Tao, Luca Comai, Isabelle M Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008566