Genetic mechanism of alternating sexes in walnut trees has some parallels to sex determination in humans

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Jan 2, 2025, 3:22 pm389 ptsTop
The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees have been revealed by biologists at the University of California, Davis. The research, published in Science, reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors going back 40 million years—and which has some parallels to sex…

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