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The genomic architecture of the sex‐determining region and sex‐related metabolic variation in Ginkgo biloba
Author(s) -
Liao Qinggang,
Du Ran,
Gou Junbo,
Guo Lvjun,
Shen He,
Liu Hailin,
Nguyen Julie K.,
Ming Ray,
Yin Tongming,
Huang Sanwen,
Yan Jianbin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1111/tpj.15009
Subject(s) - ginkgo , ginkgo biloba , sexual dimorphism , biology , dioecy , mechanism (biology) , genetics , evolutionary biology , gene , lineage (genetic) , genetic architecture , sex characteristics , zoology , botany , phenotype , pollen , philosophy , epistemology
Ginkgo has unique reference value for studying sex differences and determination in plants. We identified its sex‐determining region and revealed the metabolic variation resulting from the sex differences. The study provides a novel foundation for understanding Ginkgo sexual dimorphism.