About Asparagus officinalis

Asparagus officinalis, commonly known as garden asparagus (2n = 2x = 20), represents a diecious clade within an otherwise hermaphroditic genus. It is an emerging model system for understanding sex chromosome evolution. Gender in Asparagus is inherited as an XY system with XX females and XY males. This genome corresponds to a doubled haploid YY super male genotype DH00/086 generated through anther culture.

Taxonomy ID 4686

Data source University of Georgia

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