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The first complete cycad genome offers an invaluable solution to sex determination, one of the largest conservation challenges in these enigmatic plants.

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Fig. 1: Dioecious cones of cycads.

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  2. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    Gregory J. Kenicer

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Clugston, J.A.R., Kenicer, G.J. Sexing cycads — a potential saviour.Nat. Plants 8, 326–327 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01133-x

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