Identification of the sex-determining factor in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha reveals unique evolution of sex chromosomes in a haploid system
Miyuki Iwasaki, Tomoaki Kajiwara, Yukiko Yasui, Yoshihiro Yoshitake, Motoki Miyazaki, Shogo Kawamura, Noriyuki Suetsugu, Ryuichi Nishihama, Shohei Yamaoka, Dierk Wanke, Kenji Hashimoto, Kazuyuki Kuchitsu, Sean A. Montgomery, Shilpi Singh, Yasuhiro Tanizawa, Masaru Yagura, Takako Mochizuki, Mika Sakamoto, Yasukazu Nakamura, Chang Liu, Frédéric Berger, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, John L. Bowman, Takayuki Kohchi
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMarchantia polymorphaGeneticsPloidyLocus (genetics)Evolution of sexual reproductionY chromosomeChromosomeDosage compensationSexual differentiationSex linkageX chromosomeGeneBryophyte Studies and RecordsPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology