Boys and girls come out to play: The molecular biology of dioecious plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-221

  Ainsworth, Charles ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Review; Sex chromosome; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; EVOLUTION; FLOWERING PLANT; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY;

EID: 0033835422     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2000.1201     Document Type: Review

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