Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows

N Hu, BJ Sanderson, M Guo, G Feng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Transitions in the heterogamety of sex chromosomes (eg, XY to ZW or vice versa)
fundamentally alter the genetic basis of sex determination, however the details of these …

Cannabinoids function in defense against chewing herbivores in Cannabis sativa L.

GM Stack, SI Snyder, JA Toth, MA Quade… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the decades since the first cannabinoids were identified by scientists, research has
focused almost exclusively on the function and capacity of cannabinoids as medicines and …

Phylogenomics reveals patterns of ancient hybridization and differential diversification that contribute to phylogenetic conflict in willows, poplars, and close relatives

BJ Sanderson, D Gambhir, G Feng, N Hu… - Systematic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Despite the economic, ecological, and scientific importance of the genera Salix L.(willows)
and Populus L.(poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens) Salicaceae, we know little about the …

Phylogenomics reveals patterns of ancient hybridization and differential diversification contributing to phylogenetic conflict in Populus L. and Salix L

BJ Sanderson, D Ghambir, G Feng, N Hu, QC Cronk… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Despite the economic, ecological, and scientific importance of the genera Populus
L.(poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens) and Salix L. Salicaceae (willows), we know little about …

De Novo Assembly and Annotation of 11 Diverse Shrub Willow (Salix) Genomes Reveals Novel Gene Organization in Sex-Linked Regions

B Hyden, K Feng, TB Yates, S Jawdy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poplar and willow species in the Salicaceae are dioecious, yet have been shown to use
different sex determination systems located on different chromosomes. Willows in the …

Functional analysis of Salix purpurea genes support roles for ARR17 and GATA15 as master regulators of sex determination

B Hyden, DL Carper, PE Abraham, G Yuan, T Yao… - Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Salicaceae family is of growing interest in the study of dioecy in plants because the sex
determination region (SDR) has been shown to be highly dynamic, with differing locations …