YY Silene latifolia are inviable
No YY plants are produced when the Y is wild type, confirming the Y is significantly degenerated.
Adaptation and sexual selection QTL in Silene latifolia
The level of sexual dimorphism depends on the environment where Silene latifolia grows. We are looking for QTL based on a cross between plants from dry and wet environments, with a special interest to QTL that localise on the sex chromosomes.
RNAseq of experimentally evolved plants to male and female traits
Lines with large and small flowers (good for females and males, respecively) have been generated by artificial selection. Gene expression differences between those lines should reveal the first genes that respond to such sexually antagonistic selection.