How to make a sex chromosome
Sex chromosomes can evolve once recombination is halted between a homologous pair of
chromosomes. Owing to detailed studies using key model systems, we have a nuanced …
chromosomes. Owing to detailed studies using key model systems, we have a nuanced …
Molecular and evolutionary dynamics of animal sex-chromosome turnover
B Vicoso - Nature ecology & evolution, 2019 - nature.com
Prevailing models of sex-chromosome evolution were largely inspired by the stable and
highly differentiated XY pairs of model organisms, such as those of mammals and flies …
highly differentiated XY pairs of model organisms, such as those of mammals and flies …
Conserved sex chromosomes and karyotype evolution in monitor lizards (Varanidae)
Despite their long history with the basal split dating back to the Eocene, all species of
monitor lizards (family Varanidae) studied so far share the same chromosome number of 2 …
monitor lizards (family Varanidae) studied so far share the same chromosome number of 2 …
Convergent origination of a Drosophila-like dosage compensation mechanism in a reptile lineage
Sex chromosomes differentiated from different ancestral autosomes in various vertebrate
lineages. Here, we trace the functional evolution of the XY Chromosomes of the green anole …
lineages. Here, we trace the functional evolution of the XY Chromosomes of the green anole …
Shared ancient sex chromosomes in varanids, beaded lizards, and alligator lizards
M Rovatsos, I Rehák, P Velenský… - Molecular biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Sex determination in varanids, Gila monsters, beaded lizards, and other anguimorphan
lizards is still poorly understood. Sex chromosomes were reported only in a few species …
lizards is still poorly understood. Sex chromosomes were reported only in a few species …
What was the ancestral sex‐determining mechanism in amniote vertebrates?
MJ Pokorná, L Kratochvíl - Biological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Amniote vertebrates, the group consisting of mammals and reptiles including birds, possess
various mechanisms of sex determination. Under environmental sex determination (ESD) …
various mechanisms of sex determination. Under environmental sex determination (ESD) …
Evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in snakes
M Rovatsos, J Vukić… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amniote vertebrates possess various mechanisms of sex determination, but their variability
is not equally distributed. The large evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in viviparous …
is not equally distributed. The large evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in viviparous …
Genome of the Komodo dragon reveals adaptations in the cardiovascular and chemosensory systems of monitor lizards
Monitor lizards are unique among ectothermic reptiles in that they have high aerobic
capacity and distinctive cardiovascular physiology resembling that of endothermic …
capacity and distinctive cardiovascular physiology resembling that of endothermic …
[PDF][PDF] Are geckos special in sex determination? Independently evolved differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in carphodactylid geckos
Amniotes possess astonishing variability in sex determination ranging from environmental
sex determination (ESD) to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with highly differentiated sex …
sex determination (ESD) to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with highly differentiated sex …
The rise and fall of differentiated sex chromosomes in geckos
Amniotes possess variability in sex determination, ranging from environmental sex
determination to genotypic sex determination with differentiated sex chromosomes …
determination to genotypic sex determination with differentiated sex chromosomes …