Supplementary data from "Has adaptation occurred in males and females since separate sexes evolved in the plant Silene latifolia?"

Dataset

Description

Assembly: GCA_900095335.1 trinity_orf_cap3 assembly for Silene latifolia.
Genome assembly: FMHP01000000 Silene latifolia, WGS project FMHP01000000 data.
Experiment (32): ERX1495856 Illumina HiSeq 2000 paired end sequencing.
Study (2): ERP015793 & PRJEB14171Evolution of sex-biased gene expression in a dioecious plant.

Abstract

The evolution of separate sexes may involve changed expression of many genes, as each sex adapts to its new state. Evidence is accumulating for sex differences in expression even in organisms that have recently evolved separate sexes from hermaphrodite or monoecious (cosexual) ancestors, such as some dioecious flowering plants. We describe evidence that a dioecious plant species with recently evolved dioecy, Silene latifolia, has undergone adaptive changes that improve functioning in females, in addition to changes that are probably pleiotropic effects of male sterility. The results suggest pervasive adaptations as soon as males and females evolve from their cosexual ancestor.

Data Citation

Zemp, Niklaus; Widmer, Alex; Charlesworth, Deborah (2018): Supplementary data from "Has adaptation occurred in males and females since separate sexes evolved in the plant Silene latifolia?". The Royal Society. Collection.
Data are available in the European Nucleotide Archive
(ENA accession no. PRJEB14171)
Date made available16 Aug 2016
PublisherEuropean Nucleotide Archive

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