A major reason for studying plant sex chromosomes is that they may often be
'young'systems. There is considerable evidence for the independent evolution of separate …

Genetic degeneration is an extraordinary feature of sex chromosomes, with the loss of
functions of Y-linked genes in species with XY systems, and W-linked genes in ZW systems …

Contrary to classic theory prediction, sex-chromosome homomorphy is prevalent in the
animal kingdom but it is unclear how ancient homomorphic sex chromosomes avoid …

Inversions play an important role in disease and evolution but are difficult to characterize
because their breakpoints map to large repeats. We increased by sixfold the number (n …

The Gasterosteidae fish family hosts several species that are important models for eco-
evolutionary, genetic, and genomic research. In particular, a wealth of genetic and genomic …

The idea that sex differences in selection drive the evolution of suppressed recombination
between sex chromosomes is well developed in population genetics. Yet, despite a now …

Pistachio is a nut crop domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and a dioecious species with ZW
sex chromosomes. We sequenced the genomes of Pistacia vera cultivar (cv.) Siirt, the …

Population genetic theory predicts that small effective population sizes (N e) and restricted
gene flow limit the potential for local adaptation. In particular, the probability of evolving …

How consistent are the evolutionary trajectories of sex chromosomes shortly after they form?
Insights into the evolution of recombination, differentiation, and degeneration can be …

Chromosomal fusions are hypothesized to facilitate adaptation to divergent environments,
both by bringing together previously unlinked adaptive alleles and by creating regions of low …