Chromosome level assembly of wild spinach provides insights into the divergence of homo- and heteromorphic plant sex-chromosomes.
E. I. Severing, E. van der Werf, M. P. W. van Kaauwen, L. Kodde, C. Kik, R. van Treuren, R. G. F. Visser, R. Finkers, Y. Bai
The paper assembles genomes of wild spinach species and compares them with cultivated spinach to study sex chromosome evolution and divergence.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology